6 Department Circular 153, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



bred, the Morgan, and the American Saddle Horse — that will be 

 suitable for utility purposes. The Standard bred has been used as 

 the basis and the two other native breeds have been used moderately 

 to supply the desirable qualities they are known to possess. By 

 judicious blending of these bloodlines and strict selection consider- 

 able progress has been made in the establishment of a type of large, 

 useful light horses. The animals which are in the stud at present 

 are uniform in type and a number of them which approximate the 

 t}^e desired have been matured. It is hoped ultimately to fix this 

 type and thereby establish a breed that will breed true. 



The qualities sought in the type of horse which is being developed 

 in this work are a combination of size, substance, soundness, endur- 

 ance, good temperament, well-balanced action, and a fair amount 

 of speed at the walk and trot. If these qualities can be incorporated 

 in a breed of horses without the infusion of draft blood the result 

 will be a utility horse which can perform the many jobs on the farm, 

 on the road, under the saddle, and. in case of national emergency, 

 on the battlefield. 



ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES- WYOMING HORSE-BREEDING 



STATION. 



The United States- Wyoming horse-breeding station was estab- 

 lished at Buffalo, Wyo., in July, 1919, in cooperation with the State 

 of Wyoming. The station is situated near the city of Buffalo, on 

 the Soldiers' and Sailors' Farm, formerly the site of Fort McKmney. 

 This farm is in the heart of the horse-producing section of the State 

 and is an ideal location for the production of horses. 



The stud of breeding animals established at the station consisted 

 of 13 stallions and 25 mares. Of these, 10 stallions and 19 mares 

 were bred and developed by the Department of Agriculture in the 

 work previously conducted in cooperation with the Colorado Experi- 

 ment Station. Six of the mares are aged animals retained from the 

 original stud because of their record in producing uniform ofi^spring 

 of the desu'ed type. The three other anim.als are the Standardbred 

 stallions Carmon 32917, Wilmering 48569, and Harvest Aid 63908. 

 The stallion Carmon has headed the stud since the beginning of this 

 breeding work, in 1904, and is still used in the stud in a limited way. 

 The prepotency of this stallion has been the outstanding feature of 

 the experiment, his progen}^ being remarkably uniform in type. 

 Although Carmon is now over 25 years old, he still shows the wonder- 

 ful vitality, vim, activity, and style which were so characteristic of 

 him when he was in his prime. 



The stallion Harvest Aid 63908 was purchased in 1919 for the 

 purpose of following Carmon in the stud, and will be kept at the 

 station for the purpose of having the mares in this experiment bred to 



