THE HORSE TRIBE 
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most illustrious is Stockwell, 
who has been described as 
the most extraordinary sire 
of all time, whose blood is 
coming more than ever to 
the front. 
THE TROTTING-HORSE 
This is an American 
breed. The trotting-horse is 
a combination of barb and 
Arab on an English stock. 
Most of the trotting- and pac- 
ing-horses of America may be 
traced toan English thorough- 
bred — Messenger — who was 
imported into America in 
1780. This horse became the 
founder of the greatest trot- 
ting family in the world. The 
speed attained by some of the 
fastest trotters is wonderful, 
a mile being covered in some 
three or four seconds over 
two minutes. 
SHETLAND PON 
Y AND FOAL 
Russia is the only European country with a distinct breed of trotter —the ORLOFF. 
This breed was made by crossing Arab and English horses with the native races. 
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A celebrated cart horse 
The Orloff 
has not the speed of the 
American horse, but has 
greater. powers of endurance. 
The trotting-season in Russia 
is winter, the races taking 
place on the ‘ice. 
The PACER is not a 
distinct breed, but so called 
on account of its curious 
method of trotting. In 
trotting the left fore -and 
right hind leg strike the 
ground at the same moment; 
in pacing the fore and hind 
leg of the same side move in 
unison. Some wild animals 
— as the giraffe — are pacers. 
“Many American horses,” 
says Mr. Winans, “ are able to 
move with either action, a 
set of lighter shoes often 
sufficing to convert a trotter 
into a pacer.” Pacing is 
a swifter mode of motion 
than trotting. 
