Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-21
OUR FARMER HORSE BREEDERS
MiddleburY, VT.
From the western Horseman.l

breeders regarding the diflerent breeds
of horses and their merits, from pecu-
mary point of view, to the breeder and
dealer. Having had an experience OF
twenty-five years in buying and shipping
to New York and other Eastern markets,
and having handled during that time
more than twelve thousand head of
horses, feel that my ideas may be en-
titled to more than the average weight
in the matter of what is the best breed of
horses for our farmers and breeders to
produce. | will start out by saying that
nv favurite is the Morgan horse, and
right here will say why he is the favor
ite He is the one that | pay the most
for to the producer. He is the one that
ships best. He does best after he arrives
at destination, and consequently sells
better and gives the buyer such salts
faction that when he wants another
horse and am in the market with
Morgan l have his patronage.
Our farmers and breeders have bought
and patronized the different classes of i'm
ported horses-English coach horse.
Cleveland BAYS, the French coach horse,
the hackney and the various classes OF
draft horses, and with the exception of a
few of the latter they have been dam
ace to the breeder, dealer and the con-
sumer. The only ones that have profited
by him is the foreigner and importer,
who has oftentimes supplanted a good
Morgan stallion to make room for some
outcast from some foreign country which
is not even good worker on the farm
and much less adapted to the require
ments IN our cities and the great mar
kets of the East. The foreigner is buy
ing our American stations and taking
them home, and will soon be sending
here the culls of their product, ard de-
mandlng large prices from our farmers
for them for breeding purposes because
they are imported.
We have the material for making the
best horse in the world right here among
our own people. We may all be thankful
that some of our Eastern brothers have
so carefully maintained the purity of the
Morgan blood as to give us an American
breed-the Morgdn-the best all-purpose
horse in the world. Nearly every great
trotting horse is readily traced to some
of the noted families of this now world
renowned breed.
His high order of intelligence has made
it possible to develop this, the most
graceful of all movements of his kind, to
the growing admiration of all the world.
These are the qualities that make him
the most desirable as "A roadster and
gentleman's driver, the safest and most
reliable family horse, and, with his spir-
tied gracefulLess, constitute him the best
carriage horse. He never meets but one
criticism. and that is his size. We have
in some families a uniformly good size,
with such purity of blood as to impart
the most desirable size, i. e.. from ID TO
lG hands high and from 1000 to 1900
pounds, which is the most adaptable to
all uses.
The American turf is indebted to the
Morgan family for long list of its most
level-headed campaigners, a few of which
are Joe Patchen, = ;04; Lord Clinton,
2:0S4; Prima Donna, 09i; La Belle,
2 :09; Directly, 2:074; Pamlico, 2:lO:
Online, 2:04; Rubnstein, Dos; Will
Kerr, , :0S4; Gambrel. 2:l04, and very
many others that are no less worthy OF
mention, but would occupy more space
than care to use at this time, as | wish
to add few words with regard to care
in rearing and fitting horses for the
market. colt should be kept in a
specially healthy, growing condition the
first year, or till he gets his first nlppers
when he can better help himself. | dc
not mean that he should be fed too high
on gram, but have plenty of good hay
and water ana small portion of oats
and if little bran is mixed with them il
is an improvement. He should be bitted
and taught where to carry his head wher
past two years old and then broken &c
harness and learn to obey the word with
promptness. He should not be driver
till too tired. Care should be taken moi
to break down his spirit. Many good
horse has been spoiled by want of lit
tie Judgment and care when colt anC
first called upon to do service. When he
is five years old and you want to sci
him, put HIM in good flesh. At this time
fat always brings a good price and pays
the seller good profit. Then never dis
figure him by that barbarous practice Of
cutting of his foretop, thinking that tho
dealer OF buyer will accredit him witt
having speed or any other quality by this
treatment. If ne has speed, do not feal
that the dealer will not find it out. lie
is not deceived by this pernicious prac
tice, but oftentimes the purchaser is pre-
JUDGED against the horse. This bar
barous practice was commenced by the
r..oono ~, tho roaa tranly and hoe hoo.