New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-02

fs..her. upgroomed, put 70 se"eio "o'H
vern'fs u !. fore their strength 10 half formed
Man .a9 are half hardened and, in word'
OF VIC. a. every disadvantage which can pos'ioy
sser.' ...;,.t an individual horse or breed Oh
mS'''' Tsat they still possess the undenso'e
D..r.e, for which they are famous al'et 'e's'.
60. Of Encouragement proves that tne'f on
-, msr;ts must have been e1trssrdinaVi an'
soes far 70 prove also, that it would not 90 'oy
6s;cult matter 10 bring them bach 70 1ae'' n'''
.h.r.stsristies, without having recourse 70 any
eiap strain Of blood unless it were 70 'ne '"p'o'
Pe,,heron Eormsps, q few OF when pa'' 'oI'"
hen imported into America BY Mr. Iu""'u h'''
ri. Of MoorestowD, New jersey
The frat and simplest mode Of improving tne
c...a;.,. o.. Csnsdisns-thsti Is to say without en-
s".~o-n. % raise them TO higher degree Of blood
!. 10 ,.ect the largest moss slzeaoe ana mo''
.,.rely 10 ares Of that breed, and more particularly
.u.h a, are the most free from the coaracserishc
f.nlts Of the Canadians viz, the thick neck, low,
h.av, xithers, straight shoulder and fat side; then
.o .esct the best stations Of that breed, having 70
,.ra To the very same points named above, and to
zee that the mare is in fine breeding connhon when
mt To The horse. Care being had TO follow up this
plan Intellectually, and 10 keep the mare during her
n,sgr..cv and the nourishment of her foa, literally
and comfortably fed and sheltered, though not to
forcs either mother or offspring, as is done with
thoroughbfeds by bot lodging and over stimulating
n,ove,dfr. there cannot be q doubt but that, in
oo,rse of two or three generations at farthest an
inch, or perhaps even couple Of inches might DO
added 10 the stature Of the Canadians, withou. de-
tsrioratiDg--we should rather cay while improving
upon-their original merits of bone and sinew, and
amending the more defective points Of their shape.
Apart from their natural good qualities as farming
horses, Transfers and animals Of moderately quick
draft, the Canadians, with the single exception of
ths Percheron Normans which are, after all is said
nothing but Canadians in Their best form, are the
only horses of cold blood, from which we believe it
advisable TO breed on both sides that is, both
from the stations and mares; either each to each,
Cor the maintenance of their own blood, or each to
others, for the improvement of various foreign
stra aims. BY carefully breeding Canadian mares to
Canadian stations, according 10 the directions
above stated, or still more to imported Normans,
an improved Canadian can be produced, taller,
more shapsly, and perhaps lighter in the neck and
shoulders, and speedier. This will be, Of course
better animal both for work and for breeding than
tie present race. BY breeding the present Cana
dian msre, or, stillbetter improved progeny, to we'll
selected thoroughbred horses a very good roadster
and highly improved light carriage horse will be the
result and by breeding the female offspring of this
cross again 10 the thoroughbred of sufficient bone
ard size, we do not doubt that the finest saddle
horses, phaetOn horses or light carriage horses in
the world can be produced, nearly Of the same style
as the Morsans, but far superior to what the Nor
saDs ever were, in their beat day
The male offspring Of all crosses or half breeds
we do not include imported Norman into Canadian
In the category Of crosses-should invariably be
castrated. For our own part, we should consider
4 Almost desirable thing, if possible, that there
should 1t be .uch thing as halfbred stallion in
the world; but that all the distinct Breeds as Cana
dams, Vermonters, quasi Identical with Cleveland
bsys, and ConestOgss, quasiidentcd with the English
improved dray .h0rses, should be preserved distinct
by breeding the mares TO stations of their own faml-
les unless when it is desirable to tighten the stock;
and then to tighten it By breeding to Thoroughbred
Canadian or Norman stations are the only male
horses which we would ever put to any lighter
mares of American blood but we are strongly oil
opinion that both the Morgan mares and the ord-
.sry better class American farming mares which
have some indefnably remote cross OF better blood
Lhan the cart-horfe, can be made to produce
progeny highly improved, thoroughbred, hardened
in bope besterea in legs feet apd constitution, and
more adapted for being the mothers Of noe, large
carriage horses, by breeding them to NOrmans,
whether native or imported. 1t isa remarkable
ouality of the NOrmans, that though small them
selves, when crossed either males to other races or
4 males to thOroughbrtds, they almost invariably
breed larger Dstesd of breeding smaller than them
selyes-the general result Of judicioas Outcross
The Morsans, small themselves, almost invariably
breed smaller and smAl THE certain consequence
Of continuous in breeding. When we come to
speak, as We propose To do hereafter, OF raisloe
mules we shall have more to cay concerning the
Canadians. With one more paper ON the imPor-
led Norman horse, we shall terminate this series OF
articles which has run to length which, had the
subject been Of interest and utility less general,
would have been, perhaps, excessive, but which,
we believe, Will be considered warranted BY these.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE BREED OF HORSE !
Eighth and Concluding Aitcel
Tn moro than enc of our recent articles on this
subject we have had occasion to speak OF 'ne
Pereberon Norman horse, some Of which breed
have been within few years. comparatively speak
;pg introduced into this country; aud believing that
LIE knowledge Of this race at all, aud still more OF