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the best courage ; many of them bear 

 the marks of wounds they have received 

 from lions " And in giving advice re- 

 lative to the improvement of the then 

 existing breeds in England, the Duke 

 evidently saw the importance of cross 

 breeding, and noticed what great care 

 was demanded in selection of parents 

 by those about to establish stud farms. 

 He writes, " The best stallion is a well- His advice 



relative to 



chosen Barb or beautiful Spanish horse. Deselection 



of parents. 



Some people pretend that a Barb or 

 Genet produces too small a breed. There 

 is no fear of having too small horses in 

 England, since the moisture of the 

 climate and the fatness of the land rather 

 produces horses too large. In the choice 

 of breeding mares I would advise you 



either to take a well- shaped Spanish or 



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