27 

 THE SUCCESS OF FOREIGNERS IN BREEDING. 



Those students of this important question 

 who wish to reaUse for themselves what can 

 be done by judicious mating, should start 

 with an open mind and make a tour through 

 some of the breeding areas of Europe. The 

 unbiassed traveller who set about his self- 

 imposed task with an open mind would soon 

 be convinced that the French achieve the 

 most marked success in breeding beautiful 

 and valuable horses. The roadsters pro- 

 duced by other nations are not far behind 

 them, but there is no doubt that in France 

 we find the best. 



For many years past the Government of 

 the Republic have controlled, in a great 

 measure, the breeding operations of the 

 country. Responding to necessity the 

 French authorities set themselves the task 

 of ascertaining how the animal most service- 

 able for France as a nation could be pro- 

 duced ; and, having settled this point, 

 adopted and steadily pursued the policy 

 which has resulted in o-ivingr the French 

 the horse most suitable for military purposes ; 

 in other words, the ideal cavalry horse bred 

 on the lines of our hunters, and best horse 

 for road and artillery work. In France 

 these animals have to a large extent been 



