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bestow upon his horses? Upon the answer to 

 these questions his choice should largely depend. 



Next to ponies, which are the least care of all, 

 draft stock is the most easily managed — partly 

 because it is rather less liable to accident than 

 other kinds and partly because, although it must 

 be practically matured to sell, very little is re- 

 quired in the way of preparation beyond having 

 it in nice condition and sufficiently well broken to 

 go safely in harness. Carriage horses, on the 

 other hand, require considerable handling; they 

 must, beyond all things, show well, and an evident 

 greenness will often upset a sale which otherwise 

 would go through all right. All this takes time 

 and attention. Trotting stock also requires more 

 preparation than draft, although, in the case of 

 horses raised expressly for speed, it is usually bet- 

 ter to sell when quite young and let the buyer at- 

 tend to all the training, except the mere breaking 

 to harness. 



The man who has not the time and patience for 

 all this careful training or who cannot bring to 

 his work that deep interest that leads him to ac- 

 cept philosophically the greater risks and disap- 

 pointments that go with the breeding of road stock 

 had best confine himself to the safer and easier 

 task of raising draft horses. Nor need he fear 

 that the field will not furnish ample scope for all 



