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TYPES AND BREEDS 



There is a strong prejudice against the Thoroughbred in 

 some parts of this country, where he is looked upon merely as a 

 racing machine. But any one familiar with the stamp of horse 

 bred in Virginia, for instance, will recognize in the blood of the 

 Thoroughbred a breeding leaven, which judiciously and intelli- 

 gently used produces most desirable results. 



When breeders of the Thoroughbred practice selection to 

 saddle rather than to race horse requirements, with good dispo- 



FiG. 65. — A Thoroughbred stallion suitable to get saddle horses and hunters. 



sition, size, shape, and substance as the features sought, this 

 breed will not be so exclusively dependent on the status of the 

 racing game for patronage. 



" Blood " is a term frequently used to indicate Thoroughbred 

 breeding ; " of the blood," " blood like," and " blood horse," all 

 refer to the Thoroughbred. This being the blood and this breed 

 being altogether of it, horses carrying but a fractional percentage 

 are designated as part bred and tlie number of parts are specified 

 as two, or half bred, in the case of the get of a Thoroughbred 



