The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-02
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Hreedsrs association at Chicago
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By j. l. GIBSON.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:- There
is no subject of greater Importance to
the breeders. dealers and exhibitors of
horses than veterinary Inspection of
Stallions," and there is no better way
to raise the general standard of our
equine productions than by rigid in
spection of stations, and l was going to
include brood mares. In these United
States of America we produce a good
many very fine horses, but when you
compare our general standard of breed
Ing and results with that Of other
countries that pose as horse producing
countries, we must acknowledge that
our common standard is no credit to us
and inferior to that of other countries
where men are educated up to certain
fixed principles in breeding. 1t is a
fact that nine times out Of ten we get
what we deserve in breeding. Tie
American breeder Of thoroughbreds,
standard trotters, and PAGERS has shown
that when he puts his brains to work
on the production of race horse he can
eclipse the man who invented that kind
Of horse. The speed that has been pro-
duced in running. trotting and pacing
horses in this country demonstrates to
certainty that the American horse
breeder can beat any breeder in the
world when he sets to work to breeding
certain breed or class of horse. For
instance, the Englishman for centuries
has bred and developed the thorough
bred horse, until it would appear that
he had reached perfection, but see the
results of few years of breeding and
development of the same thoroughbred
In this country. Why just consider the
fact that European countries have bred
and trained horses for speed in running
trotting, and pacing longer than we
have, and yet our American horses hold
all the records. Even compare with
Canada, q great horse producing coun-
try, and we find the American horses
are superior to those bred and raised in
Canada for speed, but when we con-
slider other breeds and classes Of horses
am not 60 sure that we can claim such
superiority, Why is this true? Be-
cause while the shrewdest and brightest
men in this country have devoted their
best efforts to the production Of def
mite kind OF horse and have bred to a
purpose, the farmer and breeder of
heavier breeds has simply bred to raise
9 colt. regardless Of the proper mating
Of sire and dam Of distinct class or
breed for the purpose Of raising just the
kind Of horse he himself wants or the
home and foreign markets demand.
You can as surely breed the kind of
horse desired by laying the proper
foundation in blood, bone. form action,
color, and disposition as you can build
the kind Of house to live in. There is
no better horse breeder in the world
than the Scotchman. II you ask me
why this is true, will answer because
there is no man in the world who pos.
sesses that fixedness of purpose peculiar
to the Scotchman. He has a purpose
in everything he does in life, and when
selecting a sire he selects according tt
the dam and what he proposes the coli
to be. A large percentage of oul
American farmers breed to the horse
because the owners terms are colt tt
stand and suck at five days, when the
others in that road only guarantee 6
colt to stand and suck ut three days
It would be a blessing to those of oul
breeders who have some purpose il
breeding, some end in view, if such ill
gotten, ill-designed colts never stood t.
SUCK at all. Again. a great many O
our farmers are using cold blooded
scrubby grade stations because the fe,
they think more nearly corresponds tt
the price of horses. A cheap stud fe,
always means a cheap colt. A deare
stud fee generally means ahigher price,
colt, although admit this is not Away
true. That semi proverbial truth tina
s'What you get out of life depends up
on what you put into it" is as true whel
; applied to colt.
When you ride over our beautiful
states you see the traces of the scrub
the western broncho, and the Indial
pony, in large proportion of GU
equine herds, but you take rid
through England and Scotland. an
whether the farm be large or small
whether the herd contain few or many
you see the marks of good breeding O
every farm. Why should our wester
prairies longer support the cold blood
ed scrub when we have the means t
raise good fullbloods, and when tn
principal countries of Europe are say
ing we want you to raise our horses fo