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many breeds and every farmer should raise the breed best 

 adapted for the work he was to do. He spoke very highly 

 of the Morgans and Hambletonians as being the best all 

 around horses for farmers, when they did not want ex- 

 tremely heavy horses like the Clyde or Percheron, for slow 

 heavy work. 



Mr. Winslow confined himself principally to the breed- 

 ing of the family or road horse, and would not advise try- 

 ing to raise trotters. The American road horse comes 

 from a breed originating in England, and could be traced 

 back to the Arab steed, just as the English thoroughbred 

 can; he makes the best horse for the farmer. 



Mr. Winslow gave a very interesting account of the or- 

 iginal Morgan horse which was stolen from a British Offi- 

 cer and taken to Connecticut; this horse was the sire of old 

 Justin Morgan, which animal was taken to Vermont; Jus- 

 tin Morgan was used by ladies under the saddle and there 

 was no stronger point of his docility than this, from the 

 progeny. The Hambletonian is a direct descendant from 

 the Morgan and Messenger, and therefore I think the 

 Hambletonian the best i^horse for general purposes. If a 

 man is going to raise a colt he wants to be particular 

 about the mare, for one good brood mare will give better 

 satisfaction than a hundred that were good roadsters but 

 had vicious traits in their character; the mare gives char- 

 acter to the colt ; he spoke of ascertaining the pedigree of 

 the mare, and if he found several generations back there 

 was a balker or kicker among them he would condemn her 

 as a brood mare. The sire should also be of good dis- 

 position, he wanted a horse that had energy and life, 

 strength of limb, and a good mild eye. In breaking a 

 colt, Mr. Winslow said, he would begin as soon as it was 

 born by putting his arm around its neck and talking to it, 

 so that it would have confidence in you, and you would 

 have your colt broken before you knew it; he would never 

 load a colt heavily, and never strike him when frightened. 

 Colts, he thought, could be raised at a profit to sell for 



