. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. -grained, patient,heavy cart or plow horse, whilefor quick, long-continued exer-tion, we have the lithe thoroughbred, with the conformation of thegreyhound, capable, if necessary, of running with the fleetness ofthe wind, From these extremes we have illimitable modifications,adapting them the more perfectly to the various requirements ofnr/an. Now, it is clear that the nervous, energetic racer or thor-oughbred would beentirely out of placefor the cart or plow,and the coarse-grained cart
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. -grained, patient,heavy cart or plow horse, whilefor quick, long-continued exer-tion, we have the lithe thoroughbred, with the conformation of thegreyhound, capable, if necessary, of running with the fleetness ofthe wind, From these extremes we have illimitable modifications,adapting them the more perfectly to the various requirements ofnr/an. Now, it is clear that the nervous, energetic racer or thor-oughbred would beentirely out of placefor the cart or plow,and the coarse-grained cart or plowhorse for the quick,active exertion ofspeedy travel; andthat to make eachmost useful he mustbe emjjloyed for suchwork only as naturebest fits him for, iJependent upon these physical conditions are others that havea still more important bearing upon the success of our efforts, be-cause they are necessarily more obscure, and we are compelled them more carefully to win success, namely, the intelligenceand disposition of horses. To illustrate my meaning in part: It is clear that some horses. Ki. 11. Portrait ol a Noted Viuouk HorM. 30 PI! ELI MIX A R Y ICE MA RKS.
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