98 PR/4TTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



ing in this way you will have horses that can bt st?ld £;t a 

 good price. If the breeders in this country would breed 

 first-class saddle horses they could sell all of them in the 

 European market. Another branch is to breed horses suit- 

 able to the express companies and large department stores. 

 They are always in need of first-class horses, and pay 

 good prices for them. It is also a well-known fact that 

 stylish carriage horses are always salable. Breed the 

 best, or none at all. Profit is for the wise breeder, while 

 loss is sure for the careless. 



BREEDING I No oue should attempt to breed trotting 

 THE TROTTER [ borscs unlcss he has time and money. 

 It is said that the. 'breeder who makes the money strives 

 to produce speed, sound and game horses. What pur- 

 chasers want are individuality, nerve, soundness, good 

 temper and staying qualities. In breeding race horses 

 you must expect many disappointments, and be prepared 



to meet them. 



THE HORSE'S I It is important that horses should have 

 ^^^^" I good teeth, that their food 



may be properly masticated. Many buyers 

 look at a horse's mouth to tell ag:e, but do 



^ ' A GOOD TOOTH, 



not examine carefully whether the teeth 



are good or bad. An adult horse has in each jaw six 



incisors, or fore teeth, followed on either side by a tush. 



