. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 448 ®jj£ Qveeb&c cmb gpixctsntaxu [June 4, 1898. The Padres and their Successors Breeders in the Early Days. - Horse That the Missions were so overstocked with horses, that in one or two dry seasons, before their possessions were wrested from them, horses were killed to make room for the cattle, is a matter of history, and that did not prove that the horses were of no value, but that the surplus was of less worth than even the hides and tallow of the horned animals. Great horses among them, and were it necessary at this day to go so far back for evidence of
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 448 ®jj£ Qveeb&c cmb gpixctsntaxu [June 4, 1898. The Padres and their Successors Breeders in the Early Days. - Horse That the Missions were so overstocked with horses, that in one or two dry seasons, before their possessions were wrested from them, horses were killed to make room for the cattle, is a matter of history, and that did not prove that the horses were of no value, but that the surplus was of less worth than even the hides and tallow of the horned animals. Great horses among them, and were it necessary at this day to go so far back for evidence of the great ad- vantages possessed by horse-breeders here, over those of any other part of the United States, the testimony furnished by the horses of these early days would es- tablish the adaptability of the soil and climate of Cal- ifornia to promote, not only physical temperament, but also tend to increasing the nerve force. So eminent an authority as the Duke of Newcastle, recognized to be the best horseman of his time, was enthusiastic over Spanish horses, and there is little question that when he wrote his English work on horses, published in 1667, he eulogizes them over all other breeds for the "Mann- age" or many other purposes, and while giving prefer- ence to the Barb as the progenitor of racehorses, cites several instances when the get of Spanish horses or from Spanish mares excelled on the turf. In the chap- ter, "'What stallion is the best for Mannage," he states: "Why not breed to a Neapolitan ? They are too gross horses; and we breed too big horses in England, by rea- son both of moisture of the air and ground. \Vhy not breed of a Barb? They are too slender and too lady- like for the Mannage, though themselves the best in the world for it; but their offspring are commonly loose and weak horses, fitter for running horses than the Mann- age, so the Spanish horse is in the middle (where virtue 1 es) neither too gross, nor too slender, and
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