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HOW TO PRESERVE ITS CHARACTER. 



To maintain the standard of excellence 

 which has been attained at the cost of so 

 much care, it is essential that only the best 

 types should be used for breeding : such 

 horses as are truly framed, are free from 

 imperfections, and above all are free from 

 hereditary unsoundness. The numerous 

 statutes mentioned in the foregoing pages 

 assisted our ancestors in building up the 

 breed which has long been established as 

 permanent. The longer a type has been 

 fixed the greater the certainty that the law 

 " like produces like " will be justified ; and 

 to secure the best results it is of the first 

 importance that we should study the pedigrees 

 of the animals from which we propose to 

 breed. 



The sight of the magnificent teams which 

 may be seen in the streets of our great cities, 

 and under particularly favourable circum- 

 stances on Whit Mondays at the Cart Horse 

 Parade in Regent's Park, proves what care- 

 ful and contiiuted attention to the science of 

 breeding can produce in the way of attain- 

 ing desired results in size and form. For 

 many years past there has been a regular 

 and extensive demand for massive horses of 



