Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-22
NUMBER 4.
OXFORD HORSE TALK.
Communications iot I'M. deparmsn, should
be addressed % A. 7. MAxis. south Paris. Ne.
Fixing tho Type Of Horses.

the production OF superior horses. Type
is the essence that preserves the mos,
valuable qualities Of q breed. Plrtelss.
Arab horses have been 30 long bred
through . pure and unsdul,era,ed line
Of ancestor, iha, they will perpe,uaie their
own Likeness - surely - eject follows
cause. The Bnslish ,horoushbreds have
been 90 long bred in line tha, they will
perpe,us,. their family characteristics
unimpsired to their pO.,eri,y. One ob.
object gained 10 breeding from pure
blood !. that the produce will no, inherit
any glsring defects to deprseia,e their
value. because they have come down
from a sound race Of powerful proseni'
tors.
breeding from fixed types In the fam.
uy heritage fore,slls the character and
value Of our stock. The breed forms
capital from which ~e may exp,e, 10 de-
rive . reyerue. IL is the safety fund Of
production. "By their fruits ye shall
know them"
I, ia rule In the propagation Of stock
that the issue will inheri, the good quail
tiles b,quss,hed To their ancestors The
leading Characteristic. Of the proseniior
~ill descend to their progeny. When
the progeni,ors possess great nervous en-.
ergy OF undaun,ed courage ,ha, ,riumph'
over their contemporaries, their descend
ant. ~ill inherit the indomitable energy
IL their ancestors. This rule may be
sui jec, to exceptions. but they do no,
iny.lida,e the rule. The rule !. founded
upon hereditary laws and eanno, be re.
pealed by exceptions. The breed forms
capital stock ,hs, lays the foundation OF
economy in breeding. !, ha productive
source Of wealth. I, will keep on per.
petuaiing i,s treasures so long . !, Is
left uncout.minAied with inferior blood
to reap the reward Of supreme excellence
in the produce. We mus, obey the laws
of naiure-breed from kindred blood,
such .s cousins and second cousins, to
form ,nb.l type TO meet the public
wants.
II We breed several generations
through pure unsduNersted blood, We
shall Il, = type Of family likeness in our
stock ,ha, will survive the recipients.
They will pu, on the form and action OF
their immediate parents, or inheri the
physical power and stamina Of some
Of their illu,,rious ancestors. The
French Perehsrons can be discovered
from family liksne,sss a. far as the eye
can see. They descended from the old
Norman mares crossed with Arabian
.ir.., an sJesllsn, cross for stamping .
lasting impr.. upon their prosiny. We
use an Arabian sire TO establish breed !;
to form the heritage Of gree, family.
There are no other breeds ,hs, possess
the prspo,snt power Of transmitting their
Own liksns.. in an equal degree TO the
the Arab They stamp sn indelible i'm
pr.. upon their colts that survive the
recipient, for many generations. They
have she'd an imperishsble lu',re upon
the EuslI,h thoroughbred. The Darlsy
aud GOdolphin. Arabian, did more for
the improvement OF the hish.me,,led rae.
,r than any other two horse. on the
globe.
The longer we breed from an unbrok.
en- chain Of descent tie better. provided
the brsnehe. Of similar tribes are proper.
ly mated. In perpe,ua,ins the blood
Of distinguished horses We may expect
TO preserve their action and endurance
unimp.ired TO their colts, and produce
valuable uo,,er or Ase,-too,sd road.
uen. There /. no risk in breeding from
the best the marke, affords. Their pro-
duee will be worth more for all work than
the scrub from the dunghill. IL Is econ.
omy TO breed from the be., proseni'ors.
IL costs no more 10 raise their stock than
to raise the wonhlss, brute. They will
pay q much better return on the cost OF
production. In breeding from the bes,
quality Of stock. II We fail to ge, . cell
ebrsisd trotter of famous roadster. We
shall be sure to get useful horse for
general purpose. These economic qass'
,ion. follow 10 the footsteps Of success
iul reproduction. We must improve the
breed TO make our calling sure. IL ~e
suffer our stock TO degenerate into worth.
lees scrubs We shall no, attain and do
not deserve success.
The powerful progeni,or transmits that
indomitable energy that controls the oh-
.pring. The stout inheritance gives
constitutional ,igor to perform great
task. on the road OF on the race course.
The propensity to ~in Is the effect OF
condition Of the parents at the time OF
conception. Acquired power existing
In great force a, the time Of breeding
will be reproduced 10 equal force as the
legitimate effect Of that condition. Ae.
qaired stamina trained In by artificial
cultivation /. transmitted the same a.
natural propen,itie. Condition Is the
predicate Of mental and physical 'uPsri.
ofi,y In the brute creation
The mare seldom drops more than ,sc
or three winners. The reason IL ob'i'
Gus. Age has either exhausted her en-.
ergies OF lard work enfeebled her eons,i'
tuition. She cannot psrpe,ua,e whs, she
doe. not posses II the dam sholld be
kept In superl.,ive condition she would
breed winners to the end Of her career.
Keeping the mare In the highe., state OF
health and visor ., the period Of g-s,s.
ton IL the cheapest mode Of realiring
fortune out OF her colts
IL !, the prepo,ent power in the equine
race that molds the type Of family &c
ss to discover the lineage wi,hou, writ
ten pedigree. Close.bfed stock are eoun
,erpsrt Of each other. They have th'
same habits. the same tempers. aud 'imi
lar form and action. The public, fsmil'
lar with their habits, wants no betie
evidence than their outward form to de-
,efmine the breed from which the,
sprang. The breed has reproduced IL
own Likeness. They have the same ply
sical powers and the same nervous sner
gy to put in force muscular sx:r,ion
The col, that has come down hom
great d.m-one that Il renowned fo' be-
great schievmen,s-would naturally 10
heri, the speed and carriage that causes
the triumph Of that dam. The bree'