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As showing what may be done in colfa got by breeding up out 

 of roomy mares of fair style, bred to high class trotting stallions, 

 we give two cuts of stallions, certainly good enough for sires, 

 and as models of what such horses should be. The first showing 

 eminent breeding, with style enough ; rather straight on his fet- 

 locks, according to the idea of many good horsemen, but with 

 length enough, from our standpoint, to give flexibility. A horse 

 compact and smooth, with excellent flat and sinewy limbs, good 

 feet, ample chest, good lungs, fine eye, broad forehead, and 

 strong jawB. The head not the ideal of modern " blood horse- 

 men," but nevertheless showing docility and intelligence in a 

 high degree. Showing also high breeding in every part. 



The cut on page 55 is of a horse of great style and endurance, 

 fine all over. A horse that will go with his head well up ; limbs 

 exceedingly fine, mane rather light, but with plenty of tail, as a 

 horse should have ; evidently showing thorough blood. 



For real and intrinsic merit, the first should be taken. There 

 is plenty of style about him, and strength. There is also a body 

 of fine dmracter on limbs of great power. Such will be found 

 acceptable and sought after always by gentlemen wanting a sin- 

 gle horse, or a pair for driving on the road, or for driving in 

 the city parks. Either of the two will make capital and stylish 

 saddle horses, if well trained, such as no gentleman of ordi- 

 nary weight or lady need be ashamed of when taking the after- 

 noon trot or canter on the fashionable boulevards or park- 

 drives of our large cities, or on the streets or roadways of cities 

 having no parks. The first the best horse, the second the most 

 stylish. 



Another good horse is of large size and strong build, adapted 

 for drawing as a single horse for the coupe, or one of a team to 

 the family carriage ; as one of a pair for a coach or barouche , 

 one that will give satisfaction almost anywhere, if not driven 

 over eight miles an hour, and capable as well of hauling loads 

 on good roads, at a fast walking pace. 



A horse of this stamp, sixteen to sixteen and half hands 

 high, not particularly heavy set, rather long-limbed, with rangy 

 neck and good head, with pleniy of spirit and weighing about 



