. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 78 TYPES AND BREEDS timent is still strongest there, especially in Virginia. The first Thoronghbred of note to be imported was Diomed, the winner of the first English Derby, the classic race in England. He was brought over in 1797. In a straight line of descent from Diomed came Sir Archy, the first truly American Thoroughbred ; Boston his grandson, conceded to have been the greatest American race horse, and his son Lexington, a scarcely less remarkable per- former than Boston and a most influential sire, figuring in American Standardbred and Saddle
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 78 TYPES AND BREEDS timent is still strongest there, especially in Virginia. The first Thoronghbred of note to be imported was Diomed, the winner of the first English Derby, the classic race in England. He was brought over in 1797. In a straight line of descent from Diomed came Sir Archy, the first truly American Thoroughbred ; Boston his grandson, conceded to have been the greatest American race horse, and his son Lexington, a scarcely less remarkable per- former than Boston and a most influential sire, figuring in American Standardbred and Saddle families as well as in the Fig. 64.—A Thoroughbred stalUon, the sire of race horses. Desci-iption.—The Thoroughbred represents the speed type in the extreme, and, having been the first breed im^proved, their distinctive characters are well marked (Eig. 64). Most char- acteristic are the extreme refinement; the small, well propor- tioned head; clearly defined features; straight face line; neat ear; fine throttle; sloping shoulders; well-made withers, mus- cular thighs and quarters; straight hind legs; usually slightly bucked knees; oblique pasterns; and a rather small foot of dense horn. Their way of going is especially characterized by being low and pointing at the walk and trot, but perfection at the. 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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