. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Horses 311 notable records have been made on the track by representatives of the breed. 168. The saddle-horse breeds. — The Thoroughbred, the American saddle horse, and the Arabian are the saddle-horse breeds represented in America. Thoroughbred. — The English running horse, the Thorough- bred (Fig. 127), originated in the southern part of England,. Fig. 126. — Standard-bred horse. and is the result of crossing the light-weight native mares of that region and the stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkish blood. Thoroughbreds ran
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Horses 311 notable records have been made on the track by representatives of the breed. 168. The saddle-horse breeds. — The Thoroughbred, the American saddle horse, and the Arabian are the saddle-horse breeds represented in America. Thoroughbred. — The English running horse, the Thorough- bred (Fig. 127), originated in the southern part of England,. Fig. 126. — Standard-bred horse. and is the result of crossing the light-weight native mares of that region and the stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkish blood. Thoroughbreds range in height from 15 to 16 hands and in weight from 900 to 1200 pounds. In general appearance they are somewhat angular. They have fine, lean heads that possess much quality. The chest is often narrow, but it carries good depth. The back and loins are very well mus- cled and have great driving power. The action in desirable. 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 Sampson, Harry Oscar, 1879-. New York, Macmillan
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