and constant a basis that it not only breeds true to type, 

 but can be depended on to assert itself when crossed with 

 other breeds and stamp its character upon the progeny. 



Landlords would do well to give Choice of Stallions 



Those who desire to assist their tenants can only 

 accompHsh their end by keeping stallions of se\'eral breeds. 

 Let the owner of a mare choose for himself whether he shall 

 put her to a Thoroughbred, Hunter-sire, Hackney, Arab, or 

 to a stallion of one of our Draught breeds. 



We should then have in operation a system which 

 combines the invaluable advantage of choice so wisely provided 

 by foreign stud-masters with that freedom to exercise discretion 

 and judgment from which none would wish to see our farmers 

 relieved. 



If one landowner be unable or unwilling to maintain such 

 a stud representative of several breeds, there would be surely 

 no great difficulty in two or three landlords combining to 

 maintain a joint stud at one farm ; for the essence of the plan 

 is to make all the stallions equally accessible. 



In this connection I would add that I am no advocate for 

 horse-breeding by public companies. The business is not one 

 that lends itself to industrial enterprise in that form. 



Cause of Failure in English Horse-Breeding 



If evidence be required to explain how we have failed to 

 supply the nation's wants, it is only necessary to refer to 

 the Reports of the various Commissions which have been 

 appointed to inquire into the subject of horse-breeding, and 

 more particularly to the Report of Lord Cathcart already 

 referred to. 



Lord Cathcart makes the cogent remark that " in 

 addition and supplementary to blood we must have substance 

 from somewhere." The truth is that we have been working 



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