. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. December i, 1901] ®lte glvee&ev attb gtpuvt&man 11 THE HORSE OF BEAUTY AND UTILITY, â¢ftr â & 3* BY BELLFOUNDER. .if: To the majority of horse breeders on this western shore of America, it would sound almost sacreligious to say the highest type of the horse can he found in any other breed than the thoroughbred, while a very large minority would very likely select the ideal Amer- ican trotter, if there be such a thing, as the acme of the perfect equine type. To me, however, the horse that draws the carriage through the park, the animal whose form is
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. December i, 1901] ®lte glvee&ev attb gtpuvt&man 11 THE HORSE OF BEAUTY AND UTILITY, â¢ftr â & 3* BY BELLFOUNDER. .if: To the majority of horse breeders on this western shore of America, it would sound almost sacreligious to say the highest type of the horse can he found in any other breed than the thoroughbred, while a very large minority would very likely select the ideal Amer- ican trotter, if there be such a thing, as the acme of the perfect equine type. To me, however, the horse that draws the carriage through the park, the animal whose form is moulded on the Hackney plan, be he of that blood or any other, is the ideal, and I believe I have the majority of artists, poets and painters on my side. The greatest of all poets describes his ideal horse as follows: " Round-hoof'd, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long. Broad breast, full eye. small head and nostril wide. High crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong, Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttock, tender hide; Look, what a horse should have he did not lack, Save a proud rider on so proud a ; The standard set by the immortal bard exists to-day and if in unlimited demand by those who desire to mount "so proud a back," or to ride for pleasure in park or on country road. There is but one exception to the rules laid down by Shakespeare: "Fetlocks shag and long" are now tabooed, and the clipper is run over that part of the horse's anatomy leaving the out- lines of the ankles clean cut. It is this type of horse that Mr. John Parrott is trying to produce at the Baywood Stud near San matings have been made. Since the establishment of the American trotting family of horses, speed and en- durance have been the chief acquirements. Mr. Parrott is trying to unite these best qualities of the two breeds. Although the Baywood Stud is a com- paratively recent venture in the breeding ranks, there is already a demand for its finished pr
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