56 FOREIGN MARKETS FOR AMERICAN HORSES. 



object of inquiry, as the English people are great lovers of horses and 

 have more varieties, perhaps, than any other nation. Presuming 

 that the breeders in the United States are familiar with the markets 

 and demand for horses in their country, I shall devote no time to this 

 feature of the horse business. What we here want to know is, Can the 

 American breeder raise horses for export profitably; and if so, what 

 are the kinds most in demand and how are they to be produced? To 

 the first part of the question I unhesitatingly answer "Yes," and in 

 explanation of the latter portions I respectfully submit the result of 

 my investigations. 



IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



Great Britain properly deserves the first consideration, not only 

 because we are now sending her more horses than any other country, 

 but from the further fact that the demands for horses in England are 

 so varied that when one has carefully considered the situation there 

 a fair idea of the great European horse markets has been obtained, 

 as in one phase of the subject or another one meets in England with 

 almost every condition existing elsewhere. 



It must be conceded that the average English breeder more fully 

 appreciates the fact than do our American breeders that a certain 

 type and kind of horse is better suited than some other type for cer- 

 tain purposes, and that to produce a particular type certain estab- 

 lished and well-defined rules of breeding must be observed. 



There is no country in the world where the rule "good horses sell 

 well and poor ones badly " applies with more force than in England. 

 Here the purchaser pays for the actual wear and utility of the horse 

 he buys, and it is ast'onishing how experience has taught him to select 

 a horse that will last six years on the London pavements to the 

 exclusion of one that would only wear half as long. Of course, as 

 we ascend the scale from that common plane where the great majority 

 of horses find their proper positions and approach that extreme where 

 perfection is found to a much higher degree, actual service in some 

 cases is only one of the considerations, and appearance, action, and 

 style come in for their equal share of praise from the purchaser. 



Without attempting to comment upon the different classifications 

 of horses in England, I will pass on to the consideration of those 

 types which, in my judgment, the breeders of the United States 

 would find it most profitable to raise, with England in view as a 

 future market. It will be conceded, I believe, that, to a certain 

 extent, it is always advisable to cater to the pronounced likes of our 

 best customers, and that we may at the start know who our customers 

 are, I here insert a table showing the number of horses we have 

 exported during the last five years and the countries which received 

 them: 



