. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE HEAVY HARNESS BREEDS 103 in the impress of his shape and action, and nicks most satisfac- torily with either Standardbred or Thoroughbred mares in the production of a high class of harness or saddle horses. Registration.—The American Hackney Horse Society main- tains, in addition to the full registration in its studbook, a half registry, to which the filly foals of registered Hackney stallions, oiit of mares of Standardbred or Thoroughbred breeding that. Fig. 74.—A Hackney stallion, showing in high degree the distinctly harness form, the finish


. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE HEAVY HARNESS BREEDS 103 in the impress of his shape and action, and nicks most satisfac- torily with either Standardbred or Thoroughbred mares in the production of a high class of harness or saddle horses. Registration.—The American Hackney Horse Society main- tains, in addition to the full registration in its studbook, a half registry, to which the filly foals of registered Hackney stallions, oiit of mares of Standardbred or Thoroughbred breeding that. Fig. 74.—A Hackney stallion, showing in high degree the distinctly harness form, the finish, the bold carriage, and the flash markings which have, together with their natural action, enabled them to win premier rank in the show ring. have been approved by an authorized representative of the So- ciety, are eligible. The filly foals of half-registered Hackney mares are eligible to full registration. FRENCH COACH —Since the seventeenth century, when the Govern- ment studs or "haras " were established, the French have been systematically breeding horses for army service. Their metho<l. 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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