1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



91 



Peterborough Concluded. 



MARES BRBD TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF STALLIONS. 



At the Peterborough meeting on October 24th, there was not a very 

 large attendance owing to a severe thunderstorm that evening. A motion 

 was carried favoring a standard of registration in the recognized stud book 

 of the respective breeds in order to qualify stallions for service, and the 

 majority were in favor of legislation to prevent "scrub" stallions doing 

 business. Opinions varied as to the most nrontable class of horse to breed, 

 but the majority are breeding for the heavy horse market, and consider 

 heavy horses most profitable. The syndicate system of ownership is not 

 very popular. The opinion of many is that syndicate horses are purchased 

 at prices much beyond their value. With very few exceptions, horsemen 

 consider stallion inspection a good thing. This, and a license fee on all 

 stallions seem to be the two principal methods suggested to improve the 

 horse industry. 



VICTORIA. 



Two-thirds of the stallions standing for service in Emily township in 

 this county are classified as sound, and, taken as a whole, they seem to be a 

 fair lot. There are four registered Clydesdales and two grades, one of the 

 latter being a cross on French stock, a crbss occasionally found in this and 

 adjoining counties; three Standard-breds and a grade, a Percheron, and a 

 Thoroughbred. For most of these the fees range from $8 to f 14. Ten 

 being a common charge. Mares are medium, and of mixed type. 



There is not much difference in the type of mares in Verulam town- 

 ship, except that occasionally heavier ones are met with, but the general 

 quality is only medium and average weight about 1,150 Ibs. In this town- 

 ship is found what is rather rare, seven Suffolk Punch stallions. They are 

 all in the one stable, all typical of the breed and sound. Besides these there 

 are- three pure-bred and two grade Clydesdales, three grade Standard-breds 

 and two French horses, one unregistered. There are a few unsound horses, 

 and, apart from the Suffolk Punch and some Clydesdales, there are not many 

 good ones in! the district. Five, eight, ten, twelve and fifteen dollars are 

 some of the fees charged. In this section a number of horsemen express 

 'themselves as opposed to compulsory legislation in any form in connection 

 with horse breeding. 



While there are in the townships of Fenelon and Somerville thirteen 

 sires, some of these the Inspectors were unable to see,, and therefor, there is 



