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In 1896 the system was altered and all 

 horses that entered the ring were required to 

 undergo veterinary examination before the 

 judges looked at them. These are the 

 figures for the past eight exhibitions up to 

 1903 :— 



Exhibition of Horses Examined. Unsound 



1896 ... 396 ... 17 



1897 ... 438 ... 23 



1898 ... 436 ... 21 



1899 ... 437 ... 30 



1900 ... 400 ... 21 



1901 ... 406 ... 24 



igo2 ... 434 ... 16 



1903 ... 422 ... 21 



1904 ... 416 ... 24 



These figures speak for themselves to 

 those whose knowledge of equine matters 

 enables them to appreciate their significance. 



The soundness of the modern Hackney 

 is merely one more proof of the results of 

 selective care exercised for generations ; for 

 nearly two hundred years the aim of the 

 breeder of this horse has been the develop- 

 ment of a robust and hardy constitution. 



In the Hackney, therefore, we have shape. 



