1848. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
49 
RE1ARR§ ©W BHEED2IG fS©lS§E§—Mo. II. 
Editors<o:f the Cultivator —In a previous arti¬ 
cle I insisted that each person setting out to breed hor¬ 
ses ought, in the first place, to determine which of the 
various species he will produce. I intimated that eve¬ 
ry breeder should aim to produce the horses most ap¬ 
proved in our city markets, because these command the 
highest prices. I also maintained that in breeding 
carriage horses, especially, thorough-bred stallions, of 
the staunchest character, should in all cases be em¬ 
ployed. My reasons for this opinion are various. It 
is sufficient here to say, however, that in my judgment, 
from these alone can be obtained, with any reasonable 
degree of certainty the peculiar style of horse most 
approved for that department of service. A horse 
uniting force and spirit with docility and good tem¬ 
per—size and strength with gloss of hair and symme¬ 
try of form, and a proud, lofty carriage with that pe¬ 
culiarly graceful and gliding step that can seldom be 
obtained without “ a strain of gentle blood.” I also, 
in my former article made some distinction between a 
staunch thorough-bred, and a mere race horse ; I inti¬ 
mated that pedigree, however true or high , is not the 
only requisite. Substance is indispensable. This is in¬ 
dicated by a full round carcase—a deep flank—a wide 
loin, short between joints, a heavy flat bone below the 
knee, and a restless, resolute style of action.. 
Admit it all, perhaps the .reader will say, but where 
shall we find such an one ? This, I confess, is not an 
easy question to answer; and perhaps indicates the 
strongest objection to my theory. I freely admit that 
among all the stallions that 1 have ever seen, I have 
not found one that fully met my standard, in every par¬ 
ticular ; still I have seen many that approximated it 
sufficiently for all practical purposes, and among these 
I will name the imported horse “ Consternation,’ 7 that 
obtained the first premium of the N. Y. State Agricul¬ 
tural Society, at its fair held in Utica in the month of 
September, 1845. This horse was imported, and is 
owned by C. T. Albott, Esq., who resides near Rome, 
in Oneida county, N. Y. He lacks that majesty and 
stateliness of figure, that I have described—and a little 
too, of that force and impatience that I so much admire 
in a stallion. But on the other hand, he has remarka¬ 
ble compactness, and a development of bone and mus¬ 
cle equal to any thorough-bred horse I ever saw. He is 
short-legged too, and has a very vigorous and hardy 
appearance. On the whole, I am inclined to think his 
stock will prove equal to that of any horse in our coun¬ 
try. I am very glad to hear that the prejudices at first 
existing, among the farmers in the neighborhood of 
Rome, against this horse, on account of his thorough- 
breeding, are fast disappearing as his colts begin to 
develop themselves. I am very glad also to know that 
Mr. Albott has recently purchased a mare that he 
thinks every way worthy of “ Consternation,” from 
which he expects to breed elegant carriage horses.— 
Knowing as I do, very intimately, the qualities of the 
mare, I venture to predict for him a degree of success 
qnite equal to his anticipations. 
In addition to “ Consternation,” there is “Pryor” 
also; for whom we are indebted to H. S. Randall, Esq. 
at whose solicitation he was sent to Cortland by his 
owner, Mr. Thompson of Maryland. He is now owned 
by a company of gentlemen at a place called Edmes- 
ton Centre, in Otsego county. “ Pryor,” I have pever 
seen, but judging from a filly sired by him, which I 
own, and from the concurrent testimony of many gen¬ 
tlemen who have seen him, I cannot doubt that he de¬ 
serves all the patronage his owners may desire for 
him. 
“ Tornado ” is another fine horse. He is owned by 
Mr. Long of Washington county, and received the first 
premium at the recent fair ol the N.Y. State Agricul¬ 
tural Society at Saratoga. In some respects he is de¬ 
cidedly the noblest horse I ever saw. His attitudes 
are superb—his body, neck, head, eye and ear are ad¬ 
mirable—he fails sadly, however, in his fore leg below 
the knees especially in the back sinews and pastern— 
his color also is too light; indicating to me a slight de¬ 
licacy of constitution, or a little over-fineness of breed¬ 
ing. Still, he is truly a fine horse. Besides these, I 
have heard flattering accounts of “ Hornblower,” near 
Batavia; also, of his half-brother “Fiddler,” now in 
Orange county. Yet after all, it must be admitted that 
first-rate, thorough-bred horses are so scarce in our 
country, that it is difficult and expensive to procure 
their services. There is no reason why this should be 
so, except that hitherto they have not been properly 
appreciated by our farmers. There are but few men 
in our country who make the science of breeding a stu¬ 
dy—very few, even who have much pride about it.— 
Most farmers content themselves with the horse nearest 
to them, provided he is of good size and color, and his 
owner will insure a foal for three or five dollars. No 
wonder therefore, that “ dunghills ” should be so plen¬ 
ty and thorough-breds so scarce. 
In many sections, however, this indifference is pass¬ 
ing away. Farmers are beginning to see that it is 
more profitable to raise the very best horses; though the 
first expenditure be double—or treble even. That the 
most profitable horse to breed from is the one that offers 
the greatest certainty of producing a first rate foal 
every year, though his services may cost ten dollars in¬ 
stead of three. I am confident that, as this opinion 
prevails, thorough-breds will multiply, for there really is 
but little certainty in breeding from any other than a 
thorough-bred stallion. 
I am well aware that there is a prejudice against 
thorough-breds to be overcome. This prejudice has 
arisen, partly from the false pretensions to thorough- 
breeding set up by many that are not more than a 
quarter or one-eighth in the blood. But much more 
from the fact, that the thorough-breds heretofore intro¬ 
duced into our country have been quite unworthy re¬ 
presentatives of their species—being, for the most 
part, little, gaunt, spindle-legged animals, that in con¬ 
sequence of some defect of constitution, or over-fine¬ 
ness of breeding, have broken down in training, and 
been sold for a song. Farmers do not generally know 
the fact, that the genuine, old fashioned thorough-bred 
horse, possesses greater power of endurance, greater 
energy, and in proportion to his weight of body, a 
greater development of bone and muscle than any spe¬ 
cies of horse in existence. 
But I have promised to say something about saddle 
horses, trotting horses, and draught horses. 
A truly elegant and valuable saddle horse cannot be 
obtained without breeding him expressly for that pur¬ 
pose. He should be at least three-parts bred, and 
should be used under the saddle exclusively . But as 
the demand for these horses is not great, I can hardly 
commend them to the attention of breeders. 
Trotting horses are in far greater demand, and al¬ 
ways bring a high price. It is very profitable to breed 
them. They are of all shapes—all sizes—all species. 
Some have sprung frCm CanadiaiYcrosses • some from 
