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suited to each other, and are said to ' nick ' well, but the 

 knowledge of which particular strains will ' nick ' well can 

 only be gained by experiment. 



The late Lord Falmouth, who was a most successful 

 breeder of thoroughbred horses, believed he attributed 

 much of his success to the fact that he seldom went on 

 mating a mare with the same sire, but tried every possible 

 combination of blood. 



As we have already stated, the breeder should always look 

 for size, vigour, and strongly-marked mascuhne character in 

 the male, and quality, docility, and feminine character in 

 the female. In the mating of animals of different breeds 

 the same lines should be followed, i.e., the sire should be 

 from a breed particularly noted for development of the 

 limbs and bony frame, while the dam should come from 

 a breed noted for development of body. If the opposite 

 practice is followed the result is seldom satisfactory; for 

 instance, we have the authority of Professor McCall, of the 

 Glasgow Veterinary College, for stating that the mating of 

 Clydesdale sires and Shire mares is usually attended with 

 great success, while the opposite is almost always a failure, 

 the reason being that the Clydesdale is noted for fine 

 development of the limbs, while the Shire is noted more 

 particularly for the development of body. 



We have seen exactly the same results ii:i breeding 

 hunters, and would always advocate getting the size, 

 weight, and development of the limbs in the sire, and the 

 quality in the dam, whether thoroughbreds or half-bred 

 horses are used. 



Fond. — The question of feeding has been fully dealt with 

 elsewhere, but we wish to emphasize the importance of 

 a good, healthy condition of both parents and offspring 

 throughout the whole year. Young, growing animals must 

 never be allowed to get low in condition, or valuable time 

 will be lost which can never be regained, and food which 

 is only sufficient to maintain life is simply wasted, as no 

 increase in value is taking place as a result of its con- 

 sumption. The food of young animals should have a high 



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