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there cannot be a doubt but that, in course of two or three 

 generations, at farthest, an inch, or perhaps even a couple 

 of inches, might be added to the stature of the Canadians, 

 without deteriorating. — we should rather say while im- 

 proving upon — their original merits of bone and sinew, 

 and amending the more defective points of their shape. 

 Apart from their natural good qualities as farming horses, 

 teamsters and animals of moderately quick draft, the Cana- 

 dians, with the single exception of the Percheron Nor- 

 mans, which are, — after all is -said, nothing but Canadians 

 in their best form, — are the only horses of cold blood from 

 which we believe it advisable to breed on both sides ; that 

 is, both from the stallions and mares ; either each to each, 

 for the maintenance of their own blood, or each to others, 

 for the improvement of various foreign strains* By care- 

 fully breeding Canadian mares to Canadian stallions ac- 

 cording to the directions above stated, or still more to im- 

 ported Normans, an improved Canadian can be produced, 

 taller, more shapely, and perhaps lighter in the neck and 

 shoulders, and speedier. This will be, of course, a better 

 animal both for work and for breeding than the present 

 race. By breeding the present Canadian mare, or still 

 better, improved progeny, to well-selected thorough-bred 

 horses, a very good roadster and highly improved light 

 carriage-horse will be the result ; and by breeding the 

 female offspring of this cross again to the thorough-bred, of 

 sufficient bone and size, we do not doubt that the finest 

 saddle-horses, phaeton horses or light carriage horses in 

 the world can be produced, nearly of the same style as 

 the Morgans, but superior to what the Morgans ever were, 

 in their best day. 



The male offspring of all crosses or half-breeds — we do 

 not include imported Norman into Canadian in the cate- 



