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clover and natural small grasses which form 
so essential a portion of his diet 
Great importance attaches to the quality 
and quantity of the grasses in horse pastures, 
because these rather than his artificial food 
conduce to the growth and development of 
bone and muscle 
TO BREED THE BEST 
The breeder wishing to breed ¢he des¢ 
should therefore refrain from grazing his 
in-foal mares and young stock on pastures 
which have been continually and recently 
grazed by horses 
Preference must be given to fields in 
which horses have not fed for two or three 
years, and for longer if possible 
During the past few years much arable 
land has been laid down in grass, and the 
young herbage on such lands will be found 
suitable for grazing young horses, being 
far superior for the purpose to stale and 
overfed old grass 
The rich fattening pastures such as those 
which will “finish” a bullock without cake 
are not the most suitable for horses 
Several writers, English and foreign, have 
dealt with the influence which the rich and 
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