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and she does not appear to advantage in her photograph. 

 Although not up to showyard standard in general character 

 and quality, she is a model of the transport and artillery horse, 

 15 J hands high, and 9 nine inches below the knee, and with 

 the best of feet and legs. She is a little short in the rib, 

 but has no lack of stamina, and after a long day in the van 

 returns fresh to her stable. 



A breed of animals of this type would be more difficult to 

 get than any of the others. A foundation stock might be 

 obtained from the Yorkshire coach horse, and a few animals 

 of the old Devonshire pack-horse breed might also be pro- 

 curable. Or half-bred mares between the thoroughbred and 

 the Irish draught horse might be got as a foundation stock. 

 The finding of a stallion will be difficult, but when the mares 

 have been got together, it should not be impossible to procure 

 stallions to match them. 



This type is so important, and it is likely that there will 

 be so much difficulty in getting a good start, that mares of 

 suitable size might be bred by different methods, with the 

 object of finding the best foundation stock. Mares are wanted, 

 in the first place, that have action as well as weight, and 

 plenty of strength as well as good hearts. These mares 

 would be subjected to tests for stamina at various speeds, and 

 by weeding out soft animals a beginning would be made in 

 the formation of a new breed. 



In conclusion, I would again emphasise the necessity for 

 keeping each type distinct. Any of the types might be 

 intercrossed when an intermediate animal was required for 

 Army or other work, but the breeds themselves which are to 

 furnish the sires and mares for general horse-breeding 

 purposes, after they have been formed, must be kept as 

 pure as the thoroughbred or any other pure breed of animal, 

 so that in this country there may be available for crossing 

 purposes not only Type 1, the thoroughbred, but Types 2, 

 3, and 4. I am confident that many horse-breeders would be 

 glad to use such stallions if they were only available. 



