44 LIGHT HORSES '. BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



ment of the youngsters is that they are fed up to look big and 

 take a prize. It would be interesting to know how many 

 of these precious juveniles have developed into good horses 

 by the time when they arrive at a full mouth, but certain 

 it is, that many disappear from the scene, and are heard of no 

 more, whilst others get beaten time after time by opponents 

 who, though behind them as yearlings, had not been forced, 

 and who, therefore, have come on whilst they themselves 

 have deteriorated. Doubtless, some yearlings are sold to go 

 abroad, or into remote parts of the country after they have 

 scored an early success or two, and with their blushing 

 honours thick upon them have succeeded in gaining a reputa- 

 tion in the locality that has served them at the stud in after 

 life, nor must it be assumed that every prize yearling has been 

 the victim of injudicious pampering and a heated stable. 

 Fortunately, all owners are not short-sighted enough to adopt 

 tactics with their youngsters which will jeopardise the suc- 

 cess of their future career, and Mr. Henry Moore, of Burn 

 Butts, the owner of one of the most successful Hackney studs 

 in the country during the past eight years, is a notable in- 

 stance of a breeder who brings his young stock up hardy. 

 The practice of this gentleman is to let his horses lie out all 

 the winter, the result being that they come up to spring shows 

 as rough as bears and as hard as nails. 



It is, however, questionable whether this system of leaving 

 horses, and especially young ones out during the existence of 

 cold weather is a desirable one in all cases, as constitutions 

 differ, and it is not every owner of a stud who possesses the 

 knowledge when to bring an animal that is suffering in. 

 The whole question of turning horses out to grass is one that 

 appears to be very imperfectly understood by the average 

 horse owner, who, in many instances, never thinks, or if he 

 does give the subject a thought, is incapable of forming an 

 opinion of what he is about. How often for instance, does 

 one notice during the summer months the horses of some 

 non-reflecting neighbour turned out during the day and 



