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has not been tauglit to stand, and does not know the meaning 

 of the word whoa, is not worth a cent for a family horse, how- 

 ever valuable he may be for a gentleman's driving horse, or for 

 a work horse. To know how to stand still is an invaluable 

 quality in the family horse. Second : We want a horse that 

 will work kindly in all kinds of vehicles generally used on the 

 farm. This is all the more necessary where but one horse is 

 kept on the place, and it adds greatly to the value of the fam- 

 ily horse if he is good under the saddle. Third : We want a 

 horse that is entirely free from all stable or road tricks that 

 would render him dangerous, or even uncomfortable to any 

 member of the family, such as biting, kicking or crowding in 

 the stable, shying or tripping on the road. 



In order to develop such a character as we have described, 

 we must have the right stock to begin with. We must have a 

 good, well-bred young animal, well formed, and sound as a 

 rock. As to breed, we prefer the product of a full blooded 

 Morgan mare, crossed with an English thoroughbred sire. As 

 to color, we prefer the bay with dark points, or an unmixed 

 black. The hair is a good index of the blood. Unmixed 

 color means unmixed blood. We prefer a nortliern bred ani- 

 mal to any other. They are better adapted to our climate, and 

 thus escape many of the diseases that are so fatal to the south- 

 ern and western horses when they are brought into New Eng- 

 land. Our system of feeding, especially the pasturing, is best 

 adapted to develop and sustain our ideal horse. The colts that 

 climt) the rough and rocky hill pastures of the north country, 

 develop a muscular limb that rarely, if ever, show the knock 

 knee or the spavin. And besides this, the foot of the northern 

 horse is more perfectly formed and healthy, while his habit of 

 climbing the.rocky mountain pastures, teaches him to carry his 

 fore feet sufficiently high, and to place them so firmly on the 

 ground that he never trips or stumbles even under the saddle, 

 carrying a heavy rider. The Arabs, in training their colts for 

 the saddle, blindfold them, so as to teach them to step high 



