Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-27
Blood Horses.

1t has lecn question involving much dis
cussion among some breeders and others
whether the thoroughbred horse for general
use is as servieeab!o as a cross from that
strain upon some other Many contend that
this high mettlc" and generally nervous ac-
ton units them for " general" use. This
we think great mistake. Experience has
convinced us that for all use, very heavy
draft excepted, the thoroughbred horse is far
superior TO all other classes. The trotting
Stock-gencrally those Of the Morgan breed
it is true, are fine looking strong animals
when put in proper training, but for road
sters, (the place assigned them specially by
their pstrons,) they arc by no means compar-
able to the blood horse. For ten or twelve
miles, it probable, some Of them may be
found who can go in as quick time as thor
oughbrcd, but for long distances to be travel
cd, with the same attention to their comfort
and care, there would be the greatest differ
ence in the time. If the same attention Was
paid to the training in harness CT this strain
with view to fast trotting it is our belief
that they would soon develop speed at
least equaling the fastest stock of trotters in
the world. We know of no reason why this
should not be true. Certainly their torma-
ton is in every respect better adapted to
speed their shoulders moving well back give
them a very great advantage over the short
thick shouldered hor e. No particular breed
are trottors by nature, but have become 50 by
training and judlcious breeding from we'll
trained sires and dams Flora Temple the
fastest trotter living, has more Of the blood
Of the racer than Of any other strain. Even
for so slow and rough work as blowing they
are capable of as severe labor as the best
hacks or cold b oods This we have seen
tried to some extent, and from the expert
mcnts have formed our conclusion. But
while we say they will compare lavorably, or
rather excel all other breeds for any use, we
do not advocate their substitution for all 9TH
er classes. They were created for a higher
destiny; nature particularly adapted them to
saddle and harness use, and the race course,
where they stand alone unrivaIed,
The different classes Of horses are az dis
tincuy divided as the different classes gof So
ciety, Some are emincnily suited and by ma
tue intended for the common drudgery Of
lie, while others are suited to the higher re-
Inomcnts and adornmonts 0! society. So it
is with the different families Of the horse
The higher may be put to the employment Of
the lower, bat there is no reason why it
should be done; therefore, it is better that
each should continue to fill the station allot-
ted to it by nature. Especially is this the
case where negroes were employed in their
management during Their daily work. Fanny
and Sue Washington, after being put in
proper condition, and having had some prac,
tic1, would make as fine pair of pillow
horses, for ordinary work, as the finest hacks
or the best mules While this is so, the
proposition cannot be reversed therefore, it
is best that each fill bis own station. We
may be considered ultra in cur views, and
though Int to carry out notions to extremes, but
any unbiased individual, one entirely igno-
rant Of the horse and his management, may
try the experiment, and when he has learn
I'd to use him with skill and has tried the
different breeds, will, we are sure, give the
same opinion as is here oxpressed,-Spjrh of
the Times.