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awarded: but, where a case should arise of great merit in a part 

 blood animal, a diploma setting forth facts may not be withheld, 

 and should be granted. 



As regards fixed principles and rules, the board of Agriculture lay 

 down the following, viz: 



Fi/rst. All experience shows that " like begets like." 



Second. That from a " mixed blood animal" no reliance can be 

 placed in procreating a distinctive breed. 



These principles the board of agriculture request of the com- 

 mittee to carry out in all cases. 



Relative to the horse, of all animals, these rules must be applied; 

 as, from experience, the blood horse, or the horse of Arab origin, is 

 that cast of horse from which all others have descended, and, to con- 

 tinue the race in perfection, the blood must remain pure. 



From the full blood horse is derived beauty, speed, wind, strength 

 and endurance, and to preserve these qualities, it is necessary to be 

 careful as regards pedigree, and not to pass one about which there 

 is any doubt, as is practiced in Arabia from all time to the present 

 day. 



A full blood horse, crossed upon a half breed mare, produces the 

 famous chargers and hunters of England. A half blood is useful for 

 the gears and all quick workj but the heavy, large, bulky, slow, dray 

 horse of Flanders and England are found to be vn-profitable in this 

 country for every purpose. Our famous trotters are generally three 

 parts thorough bred, and they distance in speed and stoutness all hor- 

 ses of any country. 



The attention of the committee is called to another breed of hor- 

 ses, of a unique description, and unknown out of this country — the 

 Canadian horse. This horse has, by chance, become almost a dis- 

 tinctive rare, and remarkable in having two gaits — the trot and the 

 pace, united often in the same ar:inii!l, tEd of great swiftness. His 

 blood has been derived from the crossing of Norman and English 

 blood horses upon Narraganset mares; consequently you see com- 

 mingled in the Canadian, the coat, hoof, speed and wind of the 

 blood horse, and of the Narraganset; the broad chest, short back, 

 large bone, and full, plump muscles of the Norman. 



