Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-02-23
THE HORSES WANTED.
Heavy Draft Animals and Stylish Carriage
 Teams AIuay- in Demand

Heavy Draft Animals and StyIi>i, Carriage
 Teams Alway~ In Demand.
 Any of the distinctive breeds are good horses. and should ba placed m the stead of mauy of our mo breed horses as soon as possible says the Rural World The first class to which we refer is the heavy draft horse. for which .he,e is a great de maud. In some of tbc discussions which have taken place iu this journal in re card to the merits Of the different breeds fine breeders anI importers of heavy horses baye always made the point that th.y are able to get the best prices for .ha.r stock in the cites. T his is true; and it Is not true as is sometimes alleged that our large horses are principally us- ed for show ouly The large horse IS needed in the city, and every large es- tabEshmen, that We can now think of, has its teaming department stocked with grade N1rmsns, or horses from the other large breeds. IL is of thc Utmr st importance tc have a large, strong horse to do the clty teamiug business, for fast driving is ont of the question, and larger loads must be taken Co make mp for it. It can easily De conceived how greatly tae expense of teaming III our cities would be increased it there was necgs- sity of loading lightly. Hours are spent every day by teams in street jams, open bridges in city like Chicago, and by waiting i5r other things. On the paved streets of a city, it may seem to be com paratjvely easily to move large loads but the streets are not always level and they gre not always in good condition; and even when good speed Is required, as in a fire department, experience has shown that large, and what some might call lub- herly horses. are the best It requires a great deal of strength in horse to draw a hose cart any considerable distance. The strongest ot them tire under the strain. and at the end of 8 mile or two are pretty we'll "tuckere." A email horse could do nothing at ell in the Do- siaou.
 In cities where there are stone pave menis 1t is sometimes thought that large heavy horses will not answer on account of tle injury 10 which their feet are sup posed Co be lable Indeed. there is Oc- ,asionslly a man 60 be found who will not believe that the feet of our heaviest horses can stand even hard roads. D'ubt less that has peen the experience of some but as a rule there Is nothing in this be- lief. Boston has used heavy, and in flc. the heaviest horses in city work for years and has had no trouble with their feet. T. horse of great slze was ha5ituauy driven to the top of his speed the weight upoa the feet might result in injury, as it does to almost all horses that are so driven upon the stone payements. But at the pace at which the average heuvy horse is driven in city business no damage results Co their feet. And all these notions will lose their forcs and are rapidly losing them. The time will come when large horses will be universally used in the business of the city, which vii furnish a ready market for all that will likely be raised in this country for fifty years.
 The other class of horses which We al ludei to as being profitable to breed IS a large. stylish, active carriage horse, a horse that is scarcely to be had to-day. Whenever it does exist must be sought for here there. and when found always brings a handsome price. The demand for this kind of a hoese Is very great. In our cities there are thousands who want them for show to private carriages. It cannot but be noticeable that there are very few private carriage teams that are really handsome and stylish. When one does appear, and are large, active horses. with a good carriage, they attract attention. because of variety. And il