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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



of Canada affords another example. The early Canadian 

 settlers were partial to the Clydesdale breed, and hence 

 imported Clydesdale stallions of best character which 

 have been employed in the breeding operations of that 

 country since the year 1842, when Archibald Ward of 

 Markham, Ontario, imported Grey Clyde (78). Prac- 



FIG. 133.— ARRANGEMENT OF BREEDING HOPPLES 



tically no outside crosses have been made. This has 

 enabled the farmers to select suitable mares and to ade- 

 quately develop their progeny. The result is that Can- 

 ada has but one type of draft horse, and it is a good one, 

 showing to a marked degree the characteristics of the 

 pure-bred Clydesdale. 



The individual farmer will do well to cast his lot with 

 the majority of his neighbors and breed the same type 

 that they are breeding, even though that type may not 

 be the one that best suits his fancy or even the one that 

 is best suited to the district. 



