The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18
THE IDEAL ROAD HORSE.

The l5R to 16-hand horse of solid color,
Win broad forehead. ears Of good size and
Wen proportioned. good length from base of
ear to eye eyes full and expressive. with
hos free from meatiness, face straight, nos-
triis well rounded full large and thin lips,
not thick and well closed. neck of good
fenSCn, snapely, clean cut at jowl and lifting
Well at shoulders, which can hardly be too
sioping, the point of the withers being back
OF the saddle. chest of good width. forearm
lor- and heavily muscled. knees firm, broad,
straight and strong cannons short, flat, broad
ard fiinty. pasterns good length, muscular
and neryy: free from meatinesss, the ankle
from toe to ankle joint being about thirty
hve degrees, feet round Of size proportionate
to the animal. free from contracted heels,
Of good material and with elastic frog, bar
rel-shaped like an inverted egg, deep at girth
as well as waist. allowing full use of lungs
without infringing upon other organs. back
short. the point of coupling on line with
or the muscles of attachment we'll forward
over the kidneys, giving greater strength to
the weakest spot in the animal anatomy as
we'll as In man, quarters OF good length. not
too slipping. thus affording room for the free
stife action so necessary in the ideal driver,
STILES and gaskins long, of good width.
straight nor having a decided angle, and
not cut under too sharply at base:
Such horse, going smooth and true mel
tier padding nor toeing in forward nor,
as we say, straddling behind, will always
command top price in the market, provided
Gus energy. Form size. color symmetry
and substance are essentials, but these do
rot insure the road horse. To these must be
added individuality, the result of bresding.
1t nlanifests itself in what term nervous
energy, the up-and-get-there power. 1t is
the power of heredty, desirable, so neces-
sary. To secure this there must be a high
ideal and fixed determination in breeding
G. NJ. Twitchell in Iowa Homestead.
ONE MANS PREFERENCE.
prefer a compact, short-legged horse,
Weighing from loo to 1.50o pounds There
is no practical difficulty in producing such
horses even from our miscellaneously bred
mares. as we'll bred draught stations. have
proved themselves successful sires of this
Class of stock. Such a horse can be raised
almost as cheap.y a steer OF the same
age, the only additional cost being the STALL
ion fee. which is now very reasonable fig
ure. There will be little expense for
training breaking. and as soon as old
enough such horse will sell readily unless
seriously blemished.
We have made mistakes in the past in be-
ing anxious to produce horses of extreme size.
and have bred for that regardless of quality.
The product was not very satisfactory; they
lacked endurance were apt to have poor
feet or unsound joints-especia!y the heck
joint-with legs round and beefy, and pre-
disposed to scratches and other ailments
The depressed horse market and the conse-
quent close discrimination exercised by buy
ers have shown us the necessity of endeavor-
ing to produce useful animals of superior
quality, and to produce such we must select
our breeding stock with more care.-Ex-
change.