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he takes the most interest ; therefore no one should 
be discouraged—not even the “small” man who loves 
and prefers the shape and action of the carriage horse, 
the quality and courage of the hunter, the display of 
the hackney, more than the agricultural breeds—from 
pursuing his fancy and trying to produce his ideal. 
We may feel sure that those who try wisely will 
succeed, and, like the Arabs of the desert, will 
find Mohammed’s promise fulfilled in themselves : 
“Heaven will help those who love horses, and lessen 
all expenses that they may incur.” There are various 
types of agricultural horses, and some men prefer one, 
some another; one man is impressed with the size 
and magnificence of the Shire, another with the 
compact and concentrated strength of the Clydesdale, 
another with the moulded neatness and handsome 
form of the Suffolk, or with the special attributes and 
individual merits of some other breed. It’ is a mercy 
we do not all see and think alike on these subjects. 
The Yorkshireman and Irishman are fond of a bit of 
blood ; the Scotsman is fond of hair; the Norfolk 
man of a little horse with a lot of action; and there 
are happily others having minds not excited by 
ambitious and fancy notions of any sort, who are 
content to plod carefully on, breeding the useful 
nondescript, the ordinary half-bred, and the common 
cart or draught horse,—but each and all doing 
something to maintain the credit of the country for 
horse-flesh, and at the same time turning an honest 
penny for themselves. All the best class of brood 
mares of the breeds I have mentioned may find a 
place on the farm. I know stout-barrelled, stiff, 
well-stepping hackney mares working well on land; 
