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TYPES AND BREEDS 



speed performance alone has been the standard of selection, and 

 while attainments in this line have been great, there is a woeful 

 lack of uniformity among trotters. They come in all shapes, 

 sizes, and colors. Among the representatives of the breed are 

 many ideal individuals with a wide range of adaptability (Fig. 

 86) to almost any kind of service, but too many are otherwise. 



Fig. 87. — A 16-hand, 1200-pound standard performer, _ whose get are the general-purpose 

 horses on the majority of farms within a wide radius of his home. 



The show ring has served a commendable purpose wherein 

 the race track has failed in this connection, and it is gratifying 

 to see a uniform standard of excellence gradually being evolved. 



The versatility of the Standardbred is demonstrated by the 

 fact that the champion heavy harness horse of this country, 

 ISTala, and the champion saddle mare of a few years back, Miss 

 Anne, were both of this breeding, while in many parts of the 

 East, big, stout, good-headed trotters are doing the farm work 

 (Fig. 8Y). Many hunters are all or part Standardbred, and this 



