THE SADDLE BREEDS OF IIORSES 121 
as green hunter material (Fig. 19), the part-bred horse is a 
most versatile equine. It is questionable whether there 
is any type of horse that can fill more acceptably so many 
different vocations as he. While somewhat deficient in 
style and trotting speed, 
: f) 
his substance and stam- cy 
ina make him a stout, ie i 
all-day road horse. He \\ yeas 
can be easily schooled / = 
to the walk-trot-canter 
standard, while his 
greatest — accomplish- 
ment is to take up one 
hundred and eighty to 
two hundred pounds’ 
weight and _— gallop, 
safely, for long dis- 
tances across country 
at considerable speed, 
doing all the jumping requisite to such a performance. 
It has been further demonstrated that the part-bred 
horse has a place on the farm. 
134. Distribution. — The Thoroughbred has found its 
way into all countries where speed horses are popular. 
Other countries to follow the precedent of England in the 
establishment of the race course and the patronage of the 
Thoroughbred, were America, France, Germany, Austra- 
lia, and Argentina, especially. ' 
+ 135. Organizations and records. — The first publica- 
tion of recorded pedigrees and performances was in 1829. 
The official organ and record of the Thoroughbred in Eng- 
land is the General Stud-book of Great Britain. In this 
country, Thoroughbreds are registered in the American 
Fic. 19.— Part-bred hunter. 
