Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-12-30

last week:
will preface my remarks by stat
ing, from the short notes I have re-
ceived from this association to fill
the place of Col. Wallace, who was
compelled to be absent, it was neccs-
sary for me to garble some extracts
from others, which added to my own
views, hope I shall make it inter
ssting, at least to some.
Volumes upon volumes have been
written and published about the
horse, that noble quadruped that con-
tributes so largely to the interests,
welfare, and advancement of men,
well deserves his attentive considers
alton and study. The lines of dis,
tinction between the different races
Of the horse are as strongly marked
us are those between the different
races or castles of men; and their
adaptation to the varied purposes
and pursuits of man is as varied and
as much a matter of choice as is the
selection between The different races
of man, for the ordinary and multi
form places, operations and perform
ances in the economy of civilized
society. l will, therefore, endeavor
to give short sketch of the differ
ent breeds and their characteristics,
and will commence with the
THOROUGH. BRED.
What is a thorough bred? This
question will appear to many to be q
superiluity; but as it stands at the
very threshold of enlightened en-
quirics upon this subject, and as
thousands of men otherwise iHtelli-
gent have but an Indefinite idea of
viii not be out Of place. ThOrough-
bred may he divided in three classes ::
LIST. Those which can trace to
eastern parcntage, without any adj
mixture, these are the pure thorough
brcds.
%. Those which can not be traced
TO eastern parentage, but after many
good and authentic crosses are lost in
time whereof the memory Of man
runneth rot to the contrary.
Sd. Those which possess O certain
and known portion of good blood
sufficient TO allow them by usage and
custom to be classcd with thorough
breds, and being so classed are called
SO. Unfortunately the usage has not
unltoi m, and the tendency has been
too much to lower the standard, not
because the performance or merits of
animals justify it, but because it
enabled breeders often times to sell
or dispose of their part bred horses
Mt higher prices, a temptation too
strong for very many otherwise most
honorable gentleman to Withstand.
In the first class, as applied to this
country, there is but one race or
breed, TO which the term thorough
bred applies, that is to the English
race horse and his descendants.
Something less than 200 years ago,
King Charles II. sent his master of
the horse to the Levant to select and
purchase the best stations and mares
that could be found. for the purpose
of improving the breed at his place.
OF these horses brought. there were
dozen or more of mares, and they
together with their progeny were
called the royal mares.n
Previous to this importation of
mares, there had been many horses of
Arabian blood brought into the
country. These horses were bred to
these royal mares, and from these
has descended the English race horse,
anu as L have stated before, any
horse that can trace to these mares,
on the side Of the dam. without any
alloy from the other side, is d
thorough bred and belongs to class
one.
Since the importation of these
royal mares, many of the Arabian
horses have been bred into the old
stock with greater or less advantage,
but of late years these efforts TO inn
prove have not resulted satisfactory.
ally, and it is now conceded that SUI
perior Intelligence, care and skill
produced an Improvement on the
original stock, both in feetncss and
staying qualities, and in every con-
test between the English race horse
ana his Arabian ancestors, the former
has been victorious. Still, to the
present day, much time, labor and
money is being expended in select
ing and bringing fine Arabian stock
To this country. These Arabian, as
regard blood, are received and &C.
knowiedged as pure, and it is not at
all derogatory TO our mares of the
proudest carriage. nor their progeny,
to be bred to them. These come un-
der the head of class two.
Before disposing of this class, l
Will endeavor to give you some of
the qualities and characteristics of
the thOrOugh>
lie exhibits the highest intelli-
gence and quickness of perception,
accommodating himself to The ext
gencles Of the moment. whatever it
may be. Avoiding difficulties and
getting out of them when unavoid>
able.
My own belief is that in the whole
range of domestic animals, there is
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