Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-18

broken legs, which was brought before
the Revolution to Connecticut and after
wards taken to Virginia, reminded me OF
a private account, much to the same eff
feet, from an old New Highlander, who
spoke also of a son of this Arab, which
was also white, and kept as sire, having
migrated as such to Vermont. He was
called the Uncle Peter Horse from an odd
genius who tended him. My informant
described his smooth and wiry form, ac-
tive movements, sportive and vicious
temper, etc. A dozen years since, anoth-
er old white stallion answering to the
like description and brought when young
from Vermont, died in this neighborhood /;
and now there is, not far hence, splen-
did gray mare, whose appearance would
indicate a different strain of the same
blood. | have heard several accounts of
fine middle-sized, active white stations,
said to be of Arabian blood, kept former
ly in various parts of New England; also
stories of some everlasting old white
gelding that never was tired, etc. In
1927 | knew remarkable white gelding,
less than fourteen hands three inches
high, of this description, in Middletown,
Conn. He was 20 years old, was called
"Dan," belonged to stable keeper named
Wells, and ran in a hack; he had killed
three mates by his rate of going and then
had the fourth on his last legs. He was
smooth, compact, well proportional, and
decidedly pretty horse at that age,
shining in all the activity and playful
ness of colt. There was beauty and
smoothness in the setting on of his neck
at the top of his shoulders that l have
never remarked in any other horse.
Probably most of these white horses
were descendants from Lindsays Arabi
an. The two of my own neighborhood,
which were evidently not nearly related,
had shoulder blades remarkably thick at
the top, and constitute the only instances
within my recollection of horses with
this peculiarly; being prompt, active,
handy of head and safe and pleasant I'M
der the saddle. May not the mention of
this one coarse point lead others to know
of horses descended from the white Arab
in question, to state whether it is or is
not common trait amongst them.
Mr.. Allen calls this Lindsay's Arabian
IAN instrument of improvement without
the remOtest indebtedness to the turf y
Whew. He was the very stock, seed,
material, essence, fountain head of the
turf horse; and the great tendency of
turf uses is to cultivate and preserve such
qualities as were inherent in this evident
ly superb animal.
MIR. Aliens most profound ignorance
of high breeding as to horses is mani
fest in this complaint of ian inherent
viciousness of temper, restiveness under
restraint. or an untambleness of spirit.
that renders animals too nearly allied to
the thoroughbred, unsafe or uncomfort-
able companions for ordinary USE" All
this queer temper is the characteristic of
the cocktail alone, and produced by his
radical cross breeding. The instance of
his filly by Bellfounder (Which horse he
speaks of as not thoroughbred, but hav-
ing trotting CROSSE out of thorough
bred mare. whose "eXcess of blood has
nearly rendered her useless for the har-
ness. having run away with some, and
fairly tired out all her riders" is an I'M
fortunate one for his argument, as any
experienced man can tell him that it is
cross breeding, and not her ''excess of
Blood" that renders her so violent and
intractable.
Mr.. Allen advocates the production of
peculiar sort of horse of all-work-
apparently something between ''mule
and BEAR" and seems to think a cross
of the Norman breed will promote the
required object. He is then still to learn
that the Norman horse (and his descend
ants the Canadian) inherits deep strain
of that rich southeastern blood which the
turf horse holds in purity; and that
whenever the race is removed to better
iSNu anu tIcdtiHcut. anu UHe unfolding
influence of cross allowed for its
operation, the "blood will tell in the
shape of a superior animal for size.
symmetry, smoothness, activity, wind
and bottom. He need not fear "the un-
due quantity of hair" the animal will
shake it off, and stand in faint similitude
to his proud but distant relative, the
thoroughbred.
Mr.. AS article closes with mention of
"a fine imported English cart horse, which
will give an excellent stock of the large
breed of farm horses" Not Just so. Mr..
Allen, but if you will send a couple of
common mares to him, and rear the
produce in the common way, you will
obtain very nearly the other description
of animal you have mentioned as so great
desideratum.
Let me not be understood to believe
that the thoroughbred turf horse is the
best which can be produced. for everv