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ers, with distinct inclinations to do the 

 things we desire. Some years ago, while 

 riding in Central Park with The Honor- 

 able Michael Bowerman of Kentucky, he 

 would tell the families and even the sires 

 of the teams ahead of us by the way the 

 horses lifted and put down their feet. 

 Several of these conjectures I investigated 

 and confirmed. Careful scientific breeding 

 produces such results — so that it is all un 

 mistakable to an expert horseman. Like 

 physical and mental traits and character- 

 istics in families of humans can be bred 

 if clever expert advice is taken. You can 

 produce a healthy family of speakers, of 

 thinkers, of boys with analytical minds — 

 in fact, anything you want. 



How is this very great variety of horses 

 bred so distinctly and separately? The 

 answer is, by selecting the thing we want to 

 reproduce and holding our breeding strict- 

 ly to these lines. To get in horses a gait, 

 we must select individuals and breed for a 

 series of generations to the same kind of 

 individuals with the gait wanted. All who 

 do not have the gait desired must be re- 



