Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-13
1HH ROAD Horse.

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following excellent paper on "rbe
Road Horse" before fsrmers' institute
recentI,s 4s
The American peorie sfe 4 roed
riding people. There Is protabiy no
pastime 40 universally indoIeed ln In
tbis country by sli chsses Of people, "a
pleasure riding bebind stme descflp-
tiou of horse. 10 10 q psstime that
grows ss wealth aud people Increase.
The signs Of the times indicate redoub-
led growth in the future. The era Of
reformation In roads Ia upon us. The
agitation has reached every state 10 the
Union and nearly every county in the
state. Let me predict that the next
generation win see oil iimportant points
IN this county, yes. In this state con-
Dected BY = systesn Of smooth, broad
rosss inst ~iH sdod perfect fI>etipg
Throughout tiSsensfssyer. heacsfve,
intelIigsnt, segrsAstse energy Of this
reopls will NOT for ssoslier full genera
tioB tciersss q systesB'of foads which In
sptiug and fall with Uaiziling regulara
ty become beds OF bsttomless filth
which bespots your vehicle, your horse,
your clothes; robs you Of your time .and
happiness and d,sgrsces the very fsce
Of Gods fooistool. Nos ~ faith is'toD
great In the industry, enterprises asd
intelligence Of the people Of Iowa and
Franklin county In particular to be-
lieve that another twenty years will
pass by without seeing q very large
proportion of our mains shigfways SO
made that they will preseD Ito eu6slsine
or sts rm, frost or heat, aetear unruffied
face throughout the entire year.
To use' aud enjoy to the fullest extent
the smoottf and beautiful roads IT our
suinmer and autumn and the road of
the whole year round, of the future, a
prime requisite is a good road horse.
The ideal road horse should possess
strength, enduranee, spirit, beauty rxnd
breeding.
No one can enjoy driving horse
" nich@does not have the 'powcrto to move
his load easily. While strength does
not t.aiwsys accompany sixss q driving
horse to be strong and forcible must
have size and weight. The proper size
in1my Judgment Is FROM fifteen and
one-half to sixteen hands with weight
varying from 1000 to 1,5OO pounds.
Some horses, which, fresh from the
stable, are veritable locomotives. soon
become lax and spiritIess. They are
grand for a short dress parade about
the streets of the town, or city, but
when put to serious work they become
distressingly tired and mostuncomfort-
able driving horses. They have not
the enduring quality 30 essential to
pleasant and enjoyable road horses
No patron of the roads, no lover OF
good driving, likes to take the dust at
all times of his. fellows. Arborse may
be large, strong and as enduring as the
hills, yet II he has no speed he can af-
ford very little satisfaction to the true
American reinsman. A good road, a
fine country, a safe buggy and fleet
trotter, will bring health to the con-
valescing invalid, rest. aRd althriiEo OF
enjoyment to the tired, nervous, oyer
worked man, that surpassesinitsef-
feet on. the systemauy tonic from the
labfatorv ofthe chemist.
Americans are lovers of good form.
Asa people we insist on beauty and
grace. Dickens, the eminent English
novelist, said and repeated upon bis
visit to this country that the American
women were the handsomest on earth.
1t ia so because We will not have them
otherwise. This is evidently the land
of beauty. Our cities, our parks and
our buildings are the handsomest ID
the world. And SO l say tits part OF
our nature to demand beauty In our
drying herses. We may enjoy the
fast and winning dash behind heme-
ly brute, but our pleasure is not IN :
alloyed. 1t issonly when'onr speed ID
combined with beauty that we receive
the highest enjoyment.
Ibave purposely placed last In the
requirements of road horse, breeding,
because Upon IT to large extent all OF
these other qualities demsnded depend.
The principles Of breeding is founded
on the statement that "liKe produces
like or the likeness of some ancestor.p
In selecting sire for breeding road
horses the practical Intelligent man
will seek one which has the qualities i
have enumerated. You cannot rely
upon sire to transmit what be does
not himself possess. You cannot sx-
pect that a small, nesveiess stallion
will sire large powerful horses, orthat
one without endurance will submit
that quality to bis get. You will also
with reasonable certanitv expect that
in gait and speed capacity the colt viii
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