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opposite form of the mare. On the other hand, an 

 upright shoulder is desirable, if not absolutely neces- 

 sary, when a mere slow draught-horse is required. 



The condition of the stallion is too often overlooked 

 by the most of our farmers. By condition is not 

 meant a high state of fatness, but, on the contrary, it 

 indicates the greatest health and strength, reducing 

 all superfluous fat, bringing the flesh into clear, hard, 

 and powerfuV muscles. Too many farmers are content 

 with the form and figure of a horse, without regard to 

 condition. 



A remarkable case occurred in England, some years 

 since. George the IV. owned, and was in the habit of 

 riding as a hunter, a horse of unqualled excellence. 

 His Majesty caused a few of his mares to be bred to 

 him in the spring, after he had been kept in the 

 highest condition as a hunter throughout the winter, 

 and the produce, on growing up, proved every way 

 worthy of their sire. When His Majesty became 

 seriously engaged in the cares of Government, and 

 therefore relinquished the pleasures of the chase, being 



