Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

reign Henry VII that every brood should be least
high says his history Cornwall that this
supposed have been the losing almost entirely the
small breed horses peculiar that country and the in
where little breed abundant is almost
Another of this king requires every archbishop
keep trong horses the saddle each hands
high three years Old And each person having bcnehce
pounds yearly obliged under penalty pounds
keep such saddle Unrcpcacd till the twenty
first of James Two brood also ordered be kept by
those who had packs O. other convenenccs.
Page speaking the horses of 5I2, says: The
ambc long before time well a long while
pace, much liked smoohncss that
almost any saddle horse taught perform especially those
rode by the rich ndocnt nfm that Markham who
reign James speaking ambng horses says Take away
these horses and take the old the rich and the weak
mans nay, generally all mems travels for coaches (hcn KNOWN
but Streets and hardly pass
Sir Thomas Chaoncr while ambassador Spain 49, (rcign
of Ezabch his countmen not breeding better horses
and praises Henry WILL for the attention that he paid to horses inn
porting the finest both horses and Turkey Naples Spain
and Flanders Coaches introduced England in $50 Till
this period saddle horses only methods convey
all people and the queen rode behind her Of
horse when she St Paul fashion totally cNtn
gushed by appearance part reign
No public racing this but there private
established succeeding reign OF James and
the breed of those horses cultivated which became celebrated
pcgccs the Arabian preserved recorded
with great cNactne Then conducted much at
present
This king bought an Arabian horse OF Markham merchant
for the first of that country which England had
He bay little horse rarity shape than
the famous horse since known Godophn Arabian This horse
bought by Markham beat by horse that against him
"About l6254o many horses imported to France and
Germany England the English horses recognized be
very fast runners Many also imported to England
"Racing proves powerful excitement to breeding;
powerful perhaps the advancement that plan which they
originally intended promote for speed the only
requisite horse all other properties qualities have
sacrificed and is almost incredible what degree
breeds this kingdom
,l h.
and roh refined they become less scrvccabc the
the ny quality which rcckoncd their recommendation; whereas
strength and speed go hand hand and join due pro
portion the would equal every
service which pleasure demand.
John Lawrence 1909 thus speaks o English totcrs:
Prom that wclmfomcd writer Bundcyic learn the
OF breeding the middle Ezabchs reign Improve
had proceeded with considerable Vgor amongst the great
landed proprctors had
Germany Flanders rcc lands Hungarian and Ncapotan stock
purposes which required substance and weight and with Turks
Babs Spanish cnncts Irish hobbies dcicacy speed
The two last Bundcvie observes the best adapted pro-
ambng nags hobbies Ireland light
species with considerable show OF blood derived from the cnnc
Spain
The English Horses have improved this
tells winning wager travelling miles day On the
whole however general yet Troing
Horses much request which Bundcv says the only
species adapted the amblcrs being for pleasure and
only
TRorTING HACKNEY
The Russian Hoscn other been
trong very remotely
tradition Shields Scott the first
rottng stallion mncncc which have any account and
which covered Lincolnshire half century got by
Blank strong bred mare. Hue and Cry got by
which have appeared which
be found Lincolnshire Norfolk and that vicinity have proceed
ed from old Shields
"Tha horse succeeded few years by another, the
property Jenon, called Useful Cut He got by black
horse resembling enson informed the Suffolk breed
Chapman Much Of the stock above mentioned has been
had from this horse They distinguished in the first produce