596 Report upon the Exhibition of Horses at Kilhurn. 
It is worthy of remark, in conclusion, that the Central Agri- 
cultural Society of Littauen in East Prussia made eight entries 
— all of them being mares — at Kilburn. There were some 
absentees, but among the animals exhibited there were not, in 
all the horse-classes assembled, upon the ground, many more 
worthy of critical examination than the brown five-year-old mare 
" Frieda," to which the first prize was given, and the bay- 
brown four-year-old " Liese," which was highly commended. 
The stud of East Prussia, with the Crown Prince of Germany 
for its President, is represented by about 30,000 brood-mares, 
distributed over a large lot of farms. " The breeding," it is 
stated, " takes place according to the principle of freedom from 
hereditary faults, and of correctness in form." Many of the best 
cavalry horses employed by the Prussian army in its successful 
campaigns of 1866 and 1870-71, came from this stud, to which 
" Frieda," " Liese," and " Gudrun " did great credit. The 
whole affair seems to be admirably managed ; and if any fault 
was to be found with the lengthy, level, and powerful mares 
" adapted for riding purposes," and shown at Kilburn, I should 
be inclined to say that they are better adapted, with one 
exception, for harness than for the saddle. 
The following is the Report of the Judges of Foreign 
Horses : — 
Class 240. — Amongst the twenty Norman and Anglo-Norman stallions were 
some very well made, with good paces and distingiiislied carriage, good legs, 
and much elasticity of movement. However, more than one had a very ordinary 
head, and ribs not well sprung (reserver), and several showed cannon-bones 
and fetlocks which were not satisfactory. Unfortunately, one of the most 
remarkable horses (No. 2696), and one which will do honour to his breeder, 
became ill, and was therefore out of the competition. He was a dark chestnut 
horse, and not bay, as st;ited in the Catnlogue, and would have well merited 
one of the first jirizes. 'I he fine shoulders, excellent ribs and superior action 
of Ko. 2702 gained him the first jirize, while the second was taken by 
No. 2699, which iiad good form and colour. The third prize went to 
No. 2703, a magnificent coach-horse. No. 2707, awarded the reserve number, 
deserves to be mentioned as a remarkable hoise, exceedingly level, having 
short legs, and endowed with distinguished action. No. 2697, which was 
highly commended, is a fine horse, but has hollow insteps, and appears 
also much too tall for his age. No. 2711 is a good horse, but of only 
middling size. 
Class 241. — This class contained only one mare, but she was one of the 
finest in Normandy— a chestnut with plenty of blood and very clever 
(heaucoiip de moyeris) ; marvellously formed i( gs and beautiful sinews. Her 
foal by "Lavater" is a fine animal, very active and verv stron2. 
Class 246. — With the exception of the Arab (No. 2729)— of distin- 
guished blood certaiiily, but not fit for stud- purposes, having especially 
the cannon-bones e.\ces-ively lon^, — tlie horses in this class recalled to us 
the type of Clius 240, which are all Norman horses. No. 2733 arrested our 
