Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-24
Mr.. WAlLAC AND THE DUKE OF
CAVENOlSH.
Middlebury, VT.
rGr fin in Turf, Field and Farm J


Ttir fin in Turf, Field and Farm.
From "A work entitled "A New Method
and Extraordinary Invention to Dress
Horses and Work them According to
Nature: a. also to Perfect Nature by
the Seriilitv of Art. which was never
found out but Ivy the Thrice Noble, High
and Puissant Prince, William Cavendish,
Duke, Marquis and Earl Of Newcastle.
etc, which work was published in 1861,
quotations are made. As u matter of
course. it represents the views of that
high authority in his day, the Duke OF
Newcastle. ald that dignitary is quoted
as follows. first of the Spanish horse:
III he be well chosen. assure you, he
is the nUblest horse in the world. First.
there is no horse SO curiOusly shaped, all
over from head to Group. He is the
most beautiful that can be. for he is not
so thin and lady like rs the Barb. nor so
gross as the Neapolitan, but between
both. He is of great spirit and of great
courage. aud dOcile. Hath the proudest
walk, the pTOudest trot, the loftiest gal
lOp, the swittest careers, and Is the low
INCEST and gpntle~t horse. and fitteSt for
a king i'm day of triumph TO show him
self to his people. or at the head of an
army, of any horse in t"r world. There
fore. no horse so fit to breed on as "A
Spanish horse. either for the manage.
the war. ambling for the pad. hunting or
for running horses. Conqueror was of
a Spanish horse, Shotten-lIerriug was
of "A Spanish horse, Butter was of "A
Spanish horse. ana Peacock of a Spanish
ii ,l.-a hs.a ull tho hnrspg in
their time. 50 much, as no horse ever
ran near them.
"The Barb is next To the Spanish
horse for wisdom, but not scar 50 wise,
ana that makes him more easy to be
drest (ttained). Besides, he is of a
gentle nature. dOcile. NJ rVOCS and light.
He is as fine a horse as can be. hut some
what slender, and "A little ladylike. and
is so lazy and negligent in his walk, AS
he will stumble in Il bowling green; he
trots like COW and gallops low. and no
action in any of those actions. But COM
monty he is sinewy aud nervous and
hath Il clean strength, and is eXcellenty
winded. and good at length, to endure
great travel. and very apt to learn, and
easy to be drcst, beng (for the most
part) of good disposition. excellent
apprehension. Judgment and memory,
horse in the world goes better in the
manage in all Ayres whatsoever, aud
rarely upon the ground in all kinds.
The Barb is not so fit horse
for Il stallion for the manage as for run
ming horses. for he gets long and loose
horses.
''Of the English horse. The English
horse is less wise than the Barb. fearful
and skittish for the most part. and
logged and rebellious to the manage.
and not commonly so apt TO learn. But
those they call English horses, are Sc
compounded of the horses of al
countries. that they always participate
something of that sire, and so, that may
somewhat alter the case. Certainly
English horses are the best horses in the
whole world for all uses whatsoever
from the cart to the manage. and some
are rs beautiful horses as can be any
where, for they are bred out of all the
horses of all nations"
"For English mares, there are none
like them in the whole world to breed
on; hut then YOU must choose them ii
for such horses as you will breed.
"lf YOU would have mares TO breeC
running horses of. Then they must b.
shaped thus: As light as possible, larg
ana long, but well shaped short back
but long sides and "A little long-legged
their breasts as narrow as may be. TO
they will gallop the lighter and nimbler
and run the faster. for the lighter ant
thinner YOU breed for galloping is tn
better. Your stallion. by any mean
must he II Barb, and somewhat of tn
shape that have described the mares t
be of. For "A Barb that is ii jade will ge
better running horse in England. Il
Sir John Fennick told me, who has NOR
experience of running horses than an
man in England; for he has more rar
running horse than all England besides
and the most part of all the famous run
ming horses in England that ran on
against another were of his race an
breed. Some commend the Turk yer
much for stallion TO breed runnin
horses, but they are so scarce and rare
that | can give no Judgment of then
And therefore | advise 90 to the Bari
which | believe is the much better hors
to breed running horses
"Of the Turkish horse. have see
very few of them; but two merchant
brought three Turkish horses TO An
Werp. very fine horses, hut Oddl
shaped; their heads were very fine, br
like came's head. They had exec
lent eyes and their necks excellent
risen, somewhat great bodies, the crou
like mules leg not great but marve
lousy sinewy; good pasterns and goo
hoofs, and their backs risen sOmewhi
like "A camels
II had groom, a heavy Englis
clown. whom set upon them, and the
made no more of HIM than If he Ia
been as light as feather. They al