The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11
FASHION IN HORSE TYPES.
mr. SNOW RING As me RECORD OP
fHtNGESIN FOUINES avn IFHitLES.
A Eettrr Cl,ssin atior hIte Possible b' the
Hch,r Or tity VI tho >addi'rs and Hunt
crs-socict,'s pemsnd at Present L. Tor
til. Ui.h topping Heavy UArness hsCkne,,

A Uettrr Ci,ssih ratior ND Possible b, the
HlGh.r Gu lily VI tho Saddi'rs and Hunt
crs-socirt,'s pemsnd at fr'seni !. f"r
the nigh tcplng Heavy HArn'ss H'osnes.
Fashion in the ring exhibits Of the Horse
sbo, has c,,,ced in the YEAR Of il, history
quite a. often q. the attire Of the SPECTATORS
who crowd tho boxes and the circular prone
r,dn. Some HORSES which won prizes ~ the
earlier shows vcpld not even be sd.nlttsd
now 10 the cla..c. they once dominated. Tin
r.lngo, in ril.rg and driving methods. ard
in ycti,l.s. are fully A. great. The rrcatc-,
changes hayc come since 1890, and they have
been fast, nod hy the growth If what NAV
be- L. rrl.d tie local horc shuws, through which
the ideas and fashions of the New York shoN,
lay7 been ,rr,ad among dealers and breeders
In all tar1. ~ the country. In H. general
asr.ct tie Enforcement has rcrmitted n more
exact clg. .rcsticn Of riding md driving horses.
which has enabled tie Judges "a bring cut
clearly good tyres Of each sort Of horse, and
which ha, educated the exhibitor, whether
doa'nrs. breeder or amateur srortsmen, 70
consider the real merit Of their animals before
making their entries. The round peg L not
70 often forced into tho squarr hole.
A. the earlier shows there wa little dia-
tlnction In saddle horses between thoee up
10 carving a heavy weight and the sort only
up To park work for n woman: long-,ailcd
horses were the rule even In classes for cabs and
tberc was once almost "A battle royal over tho
value "a be put on special galts, such as the
sinsle-.oct. In contrast with confomations
and manners In Judging the saddle horse classes.
Since the classification Of the saddle horse
has been made more exact. at some shows
there has been n special class al Registered
kentucky saddleis in which they have had
a chance TO show their special races besides
nu,.,i,, ,l.o in ,la.sas vhere action L. only
coihle'ins aho VI a."
considered uhder Tue hedu !" s'pu "~nrei'.
Hunters at the first shows were also a mi1ed
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IMAM the Quai'li'u''oh' ''"' sho0'u n".. an
ANNA! a success across-Country. Now there
or. rsra1lr four classifcations for cross
"' :, - ~ yo,. .hor
country performers al ne NV or Nv
and n somewhat sharp line Is drawn between
hunters and high Jumpers. About Ave years
.hi,J,io, p, ,ho xay rsar.
ling destined for the hunting Held are 'aushs
q. iuun in a maddox 1t was very INTEREST,"
inc INV fsu Of the spec.a,ors knew how early
the hunters training begins.
A victoria or coach drawn by long-tailed
,,i,. ,ha Lo, actio, ~ the rood trotter.
was net an uncommon sight NJ the shows OF a
decade ago. Now the type Of horse TO go with
's'h eo'. 81 c1finse " y"
tandem driving n great change has been 'he
rp7rly cOmIlet9 Punishment OF the hlgh cart
,uaL, l. o,,o,ts r,, .hau,,,tns
'il"'o' y 81, wv" $500
change in the looks OF a type oil eQuipaees mas
h,en yisibls i'm the rOad wagon. The present
"a, ,rith sr,su obosl. a,a inflated Urea
i"'n va 'N' .
looks 10 he only n very distant cousin OF 'h' Oh
high-yhecl ( 10. The unnbout with curved
ayIa. /. b.lg,sv bstve,n The two STYLES ~
"N" - """"
vehicles.
The greatest change IN horse show fashions
,,hih n,i,LI. found frr,her r,hI,citv I'm IN,
III " '"'N' ''' -
rohirllar parade or 'ettrd fark' l"l"W'i
the advent here Of the hackney In 1890 Before
49, ui,, t, ,ion or IA fay who ovuaI
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French c"l"here' u" harness morse hr"'n'''
OF this country sought speed frat Of al. Ihs
,,,L,,, ,.,,.,L, tho ,,l,o - ,,na In ,ha toov.
,' Wv
harness horse ana, 'NrolSh breedihs ~" ana
more often by "hlckue Ting the made trOttcr,
"a. a., i,,r,a,,io, ,, "a. ,-ool b,,
Va" '"''' ~ '"' "'''"duuv''" VI Wv ~" '"'
been clearly Apparent. The hackney mas h"on
fortunate. In reproducins the hirh-steppin9
So ,har ,hor ,r,ttjrchraa r,,ras On ,hia
~ '' VI" "'N'i ''''' Nv '"" " Wv
country. The winner OF tho champion class
at the philadolphia open-air horse show lost
III. 80 49,, -, III ,ot,, T,a horsa a
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