. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. A IIUNTEK SIRP] OF 7u YEARS AGO. breeding of Hunters not paying, is that, up to now, we have had no fixed type or principle for producing them. Can any one imagine that hunters need be the only breed of horses that does not reproduce itself? Against any other class of horses we cannot make the same accusation. In light horses, for example, from the .thoroughbred to the Shetland ponv, or in the heavier breeds (such as Shires, Clydes- dales, and Suffolks), they all reproduce themselves
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. A IIUNTEK SIRP] OF 7u YEARS AGO. breeding of Hunters not paying, is that, up to now, we have had no fixed type or principle for producing them. Can any one imagine that hunters need be the only breed of horses that does not reproduce itself? Against any other class of horses we cannot make the same accusation. In light horses, for example, from the .thoroughbred to the Shetland ponv, or in the heavier breeds (such as Shires, Clydes- dales, and Suffolks), they all reproduce themselves to type in the truest degree. The thoroughbred undoubtedly is, and through the influence of the Turf will be, from a pecuniarv point of view, the most valuable breed, and surely that of the Hunter ought to be the next in value. It will be said that Hunters have to carry different weights under varied circumstances, and consequently have to be of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Darling, Andrew. [from old catalog]. St. Louis, Mo. , Journal of agriculture co
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