^^^ ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 119 



Ownc^as-^Conduded. 



IT i!^^ ^^^^ place — and to mj mind the one of most importance — I 



elieyetliat every stallion standing for public service should be licensed: 



at m each county, one, or more, veterinary surgeons should be a/ppointed 



y tne Government to inspect such stallions, examine their pedigrees, and 



^T°^ *°'*^^ individual appointed by the Government to issue such licenses. 



wnich should be countersigned by the veterinary surgeon making the inspec- 



ihese should be produced for the examin^ation of such owners as breed 

 to such horse, and a certificate should be given them by the owner of the 

 stallion, on receipt of service fee, that their mare has been bred to — or is 

 m foal to, as the case may be — h's stallion. This certificate should bear the 

 name of the stallion, his particular breed, number in stud book, or name of 

 his sire and dam, and should also state whatever description of the mare, 

 that the owner of her could give. 



"These certificates, while not necessary, would be of use in tracing the 

 breeding of horses, would be of advantage in making a sale, and would be 

 a guide to the owner of the mare in regard to her future breeding. They 

 should be !printed, with spaces left to be filled in by the stallion owner. A 

 fonn could be attached to the Government license and copies could be 

 obtained at any country printing office. This would insure their being uni- 

 form, 



"Secondly, That no stallion should be accepted unless he ,is of pure 

 breed, and registered in his Stud Book, is a fairlj good individual, and 

 sound, in so far as not possessing defects which are capable of transmission. 



"A nominal fee, sufficient to' cover cost of examination and issuance of 

 license, should be charged. 



"With regard to brood-mares, I look upon it as impossible to formulate 

 any regulations that would prevent the breeding of such as are not desir- 

 able. A fairly good fee for stallion service would do more than anything 

 else in preventing the breeding of poor, old broken down mares, that are 

 physically unfit to produce sound, vigorous foals, as their owners would 

 know, or would soon find out, that it is poor policy and a, financial loss, to 

 pay a good price to have them covered. The licensing of stallions would 

 prevent this to a great extent, if carried out as I have outlined, as no one 

 could afford to pay the price of such a stallion as described, and let it stand 

 at too low a figure. 



"In regard to any special breed, that is a matter the breeder will always 

 use his own judgment on, and different conditions require different types of 

 horses. To my mind, every pure type that has been evolved, is good — each for 

 its particular use; otherwise they would not be bred to the high state of 

 perfection they have attained. 



"The Government could greatly benefit the farmers and breeders if 

 they could' induce the committees of the various Horse Shows now held 

 throughout Ontario — or at least in certain sections — to have a class for 

 green driving or saddle horses that are for -sale. Price to be put on each 

 entry by the owner, and this to be taken into account when making the 

 awards. Each entry would be liable to be claimed by any hona fide pur- 

 chaser, at the entered price. Once inaugurated, this would attract buyers 

 from the States ' as well as other parts of Canada, and would jprovide means 

 of showing horses to the public. Dealers should be excluded." 



