Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-02-07
Horses In the Show Ring.

1t is conceded that to be eligible to
win a prize in the show ring horse
should be absolutely sound To this emil
inspection by a qualified veterinary sur
econ is indispensable, and if horse shows
are to take in America the place tho.-
hold in England Or France some rules
providing for such examination must be
formulated and put in force The regu-
lations Of almost all the state fairs and
other shows held in this country pro-
vide for the inspection by veterinarians
Of the horses entered, but they are, to
speak plainly, never lived up to, and IS
result many an unsound horse has
been placed at the head Of his class.
A show is intended primarily to be
educational, but nothing desirable can
possibly be taught by the awarding of
the blue ribbon to {; horse that is not
sound, and therefore not entitled to q
position in the prize list. It is natural
enough that managers of shows should
be averse to injuring the reputation Of
any horse that may be exhibited, and
this feeling undoubtedly accounts for
the superficiality of the veterinary in
spection .practiced at the most Of the
shows held hitherto in America. If,
however, it were known that each horse
sent forward would be subjected to a
rigid examination by a board Of well
known veterinarians, owners would
keep the unsound ones at home, and 6
marked improvement in the quality Of
the exhibits would be noted in a short
time.
The London method Of inspection is
the most simple and consequently the
most easily managed. The horses en-
tered in any class are shown in the ring.
The judges select their ''short -leet, :"
the animals in which are then taken to
inspectors who examine them, give GER
tificates to those they pass and reject
those that are unsound in any particu-
lar. Those to which certificates have
been given are then returned to the ring
and placed by the judges in their order
of merit. Those that are. rejected are
led to their stalls, OF course horse
thus condemned depreciates in value the
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but, on the other hand, it is known that
the prize winners are absolutely sound,
which guides breeders in making their
selection. Placing, then, together the,
depreciation mentioned and the great
good to be derived from using only
sound horses, it will be found that the
latter very much outweighs the former,
and the advantages gained by enforcing
veterinary inspection at shows becomes
at once apparent to the most casual OBJ
server -Horseman
ClydesiaIe Advice.
Retain for breeding purposes all re-
corded mares of good average qnality
end suitable age.
Invest in good grade Clydesaale
mares having sufficient number Of re
corded crosses to entitle their produce
TO record
Spare no effort in advertising the
merits of tho Clydesdale on all occasions
by word of mouth and through the local
press aud the live stock and agricultur-
al papers,
Advertise your surplus stations in
che live stock and agricultural papers.
Contribute in all possible ways a full
measure Of enthusiasm to all matters
pertaining to the breeding and sale Of
puro bred Clydesdale stations and
mares and make the most Of every op-
portunity to promote the interests in
breeding grade draft horses.
Never entertain a doubt as to the fact
that there is no branch Of live stock
breeding that promises more certain and
satisfactory returns than the breeding
Of Clydesdale and grade Clydosdalc
horses. Eek Com. Am. Clydesdale AS
Gociation.