STALLIONS, BROOD MARES AND FOALS. 101 



should be wide and the girth large, for that in- 

 dicates lung-power and what is termed "consti- 

 tution." The fore legs should be set under the 

 horse, and not be stuck on the outside, "like a 

 pin in a log." He should be short on the back, 

 slightly arched at the coupling, well ribbed up, 

 full in the quarters, heavy-boned, short-legged, 

 compact, blocky, gentle, good-tempered, active, 

 wide-awake, but not nervous or restless. In 

 motion he should travel free, level, and true, 

 with feet and legs carried well under the body. 

 Such a horse will sell, and sell readily at all 

 times and at a good price, no matter what his 

 color may be; and his price will increase in 

 proportion to his size, from 1,100 up to 1,700 Ibs. 

 The general farmer cannot afford to breed 

 for racing speed; he must leave that to gentle- 

 men of means, who, with the choicest brood 

 mares as well as sires, and with every appliance 

 for successful training, can engage in the lot- 

 tery of breeding for exceptional speed, because 

 they can afford to take the chances, and because 

 they find a considerable portion of their reward 

 in the relaxation from other cares which this 

 business affords. But the general farmer must 

 raise horses that he can sell or use. He must 

 do the work of the farm mainly with mares 

 that, while performing their labor satisfacto- 

 rily, will each year produce colts which at four 

 or five years old will be salable horses. He 



