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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



Breeding of stallions that qualify. — The number of 

 horses of each breed that qualify for public service gives 

 an idea of the relative importance of the various breeds. 

 By choosing a few states at random the Percheron is seen 

 to be the favorite draft horse. In the four states selected, 

 namely, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and North 

 Dakota, there were two and one-half times as many 

 Percherons qualified for public service as all other draft 

 breeds combined. There are approximately the same 

 number of Belgians and Clydesdales as well as of Shires 

 and French Draft horses. After the Percherons the next 

 most popular breed is seen to be the Standardbred, which 

 includes the American trotters and pacers. 



Number of Pure-Bred Horses That Qualified for Pub- 

 lic Service the First Year the Regulations Went 

 Into Effect in the States Mentioned. 



Breed 



Percheron 



French Draft 



Belgian 



Clydesdale 



English Shire 



Suffolk Punch 



Hackney 



French Coach . . . . 

 German Coach. . . 



Cleveland Bay 



Yorkshire 



Standardbred 



American Saddler. 

 Thoroughbred. . . . 



Morgan 



OrlofE 



Shetland 



Jack 



National Association of Stallion Registration Boards. — 



As has been stated, there is more or less difference be- 

 tween the stallion laws of the various states. The neces- 

 sity of some move that would harmonize these laws has 

 been realized almost from the beginning. Thus, in 

 August, 1910, to meet this apparent necessity, an associa- 



