THE DIFFERENT BREEDS. 



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color, and has been considered the best general-purpose 

 horse bred in England. During that time a few farmers 

 kept the blood of the Cleveland Bay pure, and refused to 

 mix it with other horses of the district. Some of the long- 

 time farm leases of Yorkshire provide that the favorite 

 Cleveland Bay mare and her progeny should be bred pure 





CLEVELAND BAY FILLY. 



on that farm during the term of the lease, and this has pre- 

 served the breed in all its renowned essentials. Thirty years 

 ago a few breeders thus owned most of the mares that had 

 been bred pure, when a sudden demand sprung up for horses 

 with level heads, good constitution, large bone and endur- 

 ance, and drew attention to this breed. Then its friends 

 were rewarded by large prices for their horses. From that 



