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for the French Haras Department for the 

 last twenty-three years ; buying during that 

 period from twenty to upwards of thirty 

 stallions each year. 



These Hackney sires are used to procure 

 Artillery horses, because " they do not want 

 to canter, and they improve the courage of 

 the native mares." Mr. Hetherington added, 

 " they are very popular with the breeders ; 

 they are used in preference to the thorough- 

 bred, and improve their horses more than 

 anything." It would be difficult to furnish 

 more convincing evidence of the merits of 

 the Hackney than this. 



The records of the Hackney Horse Society 

 give the numbers of animals of this breed ex- 

 ported every year. They are as follows : — 



