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a new breed in any line that is useful, they are worthy of im- 

 perishable remembrance, as large numbers of mankind partici- 

 pate in the advantages derived from their painstaking efforts. 



When a fixity of type is obtained, with the corresponding 

 peculiarities, the breed may be said to be established. There 

 are stages when the promoters of a breed are liable to be 

 assailed owing to the incompleteness of their work,»and yet 

 they may be on the highway to completion and success. 



It requires skill almost amounting to genius to build up any 

 new breed of animals that shall have only the characteristics 

 that are desired. It was said of Bakewell, one of the first 

 great improvers of live stock in Great Britain, that he regarded 

 the animals under his care as wax in his hands, out of which, 

 in due time, he could mould any form he desired to create. 



Utility is the grand ultimatum by which the general public 

 will judge of the merits of a breed. The science of horse 

 breeding has developed special horses for special work, and no 

 one breed or class can fill the requirement of the market de- 

 mands for draft horses, coachers, saddlers, and racing or 

 sporting horses. Hence, all breeds have their own special 

 adaptation of usefulness. 



The different breeds of horses recognized and treated of in 

 this book are as follows : Arabian, Thoroughbred, Earragan- 

 sett Pacer, French Canadian, the American Trotter (composed 

 of several families), — Morgans, Hambletonians, Bashaws, 

 Clays, etc., — French, Coach, Cleveland Bay, Shetland Pony. 



Of draft breeds : Percheron, English Draft, and Clydes- 

 dale. Making eleven distinct breeds in all. 



