PRACTICAL HORSE BREEDING 



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At present it cannot be denied that the automobile is 

 affecting the price of fancy and pleasure horses ; but past 

 experience and present conditions indicate that the time 

 is near at hand when automobiles will be as common and 

 as cheap in proportion as bicycles, and then the fancy and 

 pleasure horse will be as great a luxury as ever. 



PRACTICAL PLAN FOR BREEDING HORSES 



Perhaps the most discouraging factor in horse breeding 

 in this country is the lack of type and quality among the 

 common horse stock. This is due largely to the lack of 

 a definite plan in breeding horses. Our horse breeders 

 have crossed types and breeds promiscuously, which has 

 resulted in general de- 

 terioration. To avoid 

 this condition the begin- 

 ner should decide upon 

 a clearly defined plan of 

 procedure. A good 

 knowledge of horses and 

 horse breeding should 

 be obtained. Breeding 

 establishments and 

 horse-producing farms 

 should be visited. A 

 careful study should be 

 made of the conditions, 

 such as the market, the fio. 131.— shihe stallion "lord carlton" 

 kind of work to be ac- 

 complished, and the like. Some markets and some con- 

 ditions will favor the breeding of one type of horse, while 

 other conditions will favor another type. In working 

 out the plan, it should be kept clearly in mind, whatever 

 the type or breed chosen — whether it is draft, coach or 

 driving, for draft, stylish action or speed — that none but 

 superior horses will sell at remunerative prices. There 



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