Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-25
Blood .Herses.
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O.. Blood .HerSes. s s--.
from Then. Y. Spirit of the Times
As 1t is very clear that the horse is al
most, if not absolutely, essential to our pro
lection, comforts, necessities, or amuse
, lments, in nearly every step Of our progress
through life, it is certainly of the highes
importance thst be should be rendered a
beautiful and seryiceable, as valuable an,
perfect as possible. This can only be &C
complIshed by the greatest care and strictes
attention to the improvement of his breed
Some contend that racing does the mos
effectualy test his durability, activity, ant
soundness, as horse that can acqut him
self in this, proves that his bones, muscles
lungs. and appsndages. are sound, well pro
Portioned, and entirely capable OF perform
ing their proper functions in the best man
ner. If any defect exist, this severe ex
ercise will bring it into view. Such trials
clearly establish his strength, sonndness
activity, and endurance-and that from sucf
q horse it would manifestly be safe to breed
that his produce would unquessionabIy be
much more likely to excel in those esseHtia
fqsskties tbap the produce of a common
horse: that % breed to such you wi!isbe
sure to have superior horses, whilst the ex.
pense of keeping good one is no greater
than that Of keeping bad one-if it costs
as much.
The thoroughbred or pure blood is superi.
or to every other variety, and the quality o.
the nags of this country will be found, on
investigation, to correspond precisely with
their breeding, declining in proportion as
! they recede from the acknowledged thorough
bred. Blood al,cays tells euery,chcre: no
interlorly- bred horse can get through mud,
or a heavy country, like full blood-none
can cvme up 80 well at the finish of dis
tressing work. or return home so cheeriully
after the toilsome business of the day. A
thoroughbred horse is rarely ridden off his
feed, and however severe the exertions of
the day may have been, he will generally
feed readily on reaching his stable, and if
too severely tasked he will rally sooner than
those OF colder blood. It has been said,
falsely, that thoroughbred hacks are more
likely to stumble and fall than those OF
baser blood: this is a mistake; if the
shoulder possesses the corr ect obliquity, the
horse will not come down if properly treat
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For oil the lighter kinds of draught, the
thoroughbred horse is decidedly preferable,
and even for farming purposes copious in
fusion of what is called blood, will be found
great improvement a class of animals is
thus produced, more vigorous and stronger, /,
more active, and capable Of enduring much
greater and more long-continued fatigue.
than those that are at present in general
use.
The term blood has reference to the quail
ty of the animal as we'll as 10 the fluid
which circulates in his veins: the pure or
genuine blood, as 1t may be termed, standing
alone as respects the powers OF speed and
the cupsbilty supporting fatigue. in con-
sequence of his texture and conformation.
The following are some of the many re-
asons why the stock of the high bred, or
warm blooded racer, is vastly superior to,
and more valuable, than the stock of the
common horses;
1st. They have more and better brains,
OF. more senss-more int elIigence-and their
disposition is more kind and tractabe.
2. Wher properly viewed they have a
refining and elevating influence. Christian
ity has tanned and civilized man-man with |
his refined sensibilities has semi-socialized
the horse, and now he seems to be happy,
as he shares the kind feelings and ministers
TO the happiness of man: "As man sowelh
so shall he also reap" where Deity creates;
lis surely mans dignity to study and culti-
Vate.
3. They are more free from disease;
their action is more free and elastic; their
proportions are more accurate; their form
is more beautiful; and their carriage is more |
elegant aud snowy.
4. They are more active, and can endure
heat much better. A fine blood
horse can travel long distances rapidly in
The hottest weather, when coumon horse
would probably fall dead under the same ex-
ercise.
5. They live to a much greater age. A
horse rarely lives to be of any
service beyond Is or l6 years of age, but
l high bred warm-olooded one is fit for good
service for much longer time, if he has
been treated as every man ought to use his
so called men are greater
orutes than their horses.
s. Their superior strength, ability to
carry heavy weights. and endure under; it
the ir courage and bravery, feetness and
render them Tar more efficient
for cavalry, express, or general purposes, in
the precise rates that they are judiciously
mbued with pure blood: invariably evincing
more gratitude 10, and attachment for, a
kind master. Pause, candid reader, and
look for a moment at the evidence to suS-
tain this propositions: the weight carried by
an English hunting horse varies from 1872
to 23S pounds;th must be borne over all
of ground, hedges, bitches, and
every other obstruction, and nothing but
pure blood, with sufficient height and reach,
can carry the weight, 60 the pace, and do
that work quite well.
In the days Of English staging, coaches
from IL to Is passengers, in ad-
ltion to the guard and coachmaD, and from
half ton to ton and half Of baggage,
were driven from l5 to II miles an hour
The horses by which such heavy aud rapid
work WIS done were as nearly thoroughbred
As could possibly be procured: nothing but
these could have done it once. That spetd
and power the people demanded before rail!
roads were formed: il had to be dune, and