The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11

fifteen stone without difficulty, and thai
ability does not attend upon mo preten-
slons" to good blood and breeding
Moreover, yeur real cob is niagnificently
symmetrical creature, with short legs,
round barrel. we'll ribbed up, with a we'll
bred, intelligent head, fine graceful neck
and handsome tail-which the Enelishman
usually leaves long, but which the anglo.
manlac docks under the impression that
that Is the proper thing TO do. The cob
must have some pretensi0ns to blood, and
must show his breeding. or the heavy
weight English millionaire who wants
mount will none of him. He is usually Of
SOLID color, and that OF sober hue, the grays,
dapples ana ilght-colored coats not being
deemed IN keeping with his substantial ap-
pearance. lie must have good action, and
while his legs are short and strong they
must not be thick, and the animals
weight and siZa must be muscle,
and not fat He should be able
trot sQuarely eight or nine miles an hour,
but II he canters at all 1t must be slow
and dignified pace as becomes the dignity
and position OF his usually fat and impor-
tant RIDER. The cob has two values as
against the single value of the hack. as his
superior weight and strength enable him
to pull loaded carriage. Most of the
saddle cnbs have been broken 10 barnes.
before they arrive at the dignity of gentle :
mems saddle horses. the reason of THU
though usually of good breeding and serve
apprenticeship at farm and cart work be.
fore their fine proportions and appearance
attract the attention OF some dealer who
knows OF plenty of customers for just such
animals. The cob is, in fact, what is
called ont here an ali around
animal; good-tempered, kind, willing and
useful anywhere, particularly as family
horse. We ought to have plenty of them
on this coast, as they would prove admira.
M In fnd IN, cfo lie a h
ments of San Francisco. We have never
had any better all-service horses than the
shori-legged, deep-ehested, round barreled
horses that used to be as common in Cali
fornla as they are now becoming rare We
have, however, gone almost far enough in the
breeding of racers, and there is a good field
in this State fer an indefinite number of
breeders OF the American equivalent TO
hacks and cohs, good, reliable, weI-bred
family horses, safe for women 10 handle
broken to all The sights aud sounds of the
city aud of even, pleasant tempers. ] saw
one OF carload Of such horses recently
brought all the way from New York State
and sold in San Francisco and Oakland for
handsome prices, and this in a horse breed
ing State.
The English people have also to-day what
the road-hack used 20 be, with the addition
that be is good leapeF. with usually a very
fair turn OF speed. This is the half-bred
hunter. an animal really well adapted to
service. A first-cass hunter is by virtue of
his conformation a good roadster. Heis
we'll adapted TO military service Indeed it
is from this class of horses that the army
remounts ale drawn, a circumstance which
will hereafter make tail-docking unpopular
In England, rs the edIct has gone forth that
no more ''bob-tails' shall be purchased for
tie army. The hunter not unfrequenly goes
we'll In harness. for which lie is well con-
formed, provided he is not set TO pull We
hicle beyond his weight. He has the speed,
courage and endurance that come from his
thoroughbred blood, together with the
strength and stamina of the harder anees-
tor OF cOmm0ner breeding: and as the train
ing of hunters begins from their earliest
coithood they are usually gentle and tract
able and more manageable by rou-profes-
sional riders and drivers than th0roughbreds
are apt to be. These three classes OF horses
should all be bred here, to say nothing OF
the various coach and carriage breeds: and
the establishment on this coast of an annual
horse show would bring together Californian
bred animals comparing favOrablv with any
IN the world. Miss RUSSELL.