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Excerpt from Heavy Horses: Breeds and Management
Before taking notice of a few illustrious and well-known names that we find within this period, it may be desirable to review some particulars of the breed in the different counties as furnished in Mr. Reynolds''s carefully prepared article. It is noticeable that he draws attention to what of course is an undisputed fact, viz., the admixture of the foreign element in the composition of the Shire. This no doubt is so; in fact we have already pointed out, while referring to Sir Walter Gilbey''s book, some of the periods at which importations of stallions from the Continent of Europe occurred, and we must say it seems rather hard to accuse the Shire horse of impurity because Of the efforts on the part Of our forefathers to increase the standard of size by the introduction of foreign stallions, particularly when we recollect that nearly all breeds of domesticated animals, as we now find them, are more or less the creation of the breeders.
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Before taking notice of a few illustrious and well-known names that we find within this period, it may be desirable to review some particulars of the breed in the different counties as furnished in Mr. Reynolds''s carefully prepared article. It is noticeable that he draws attention to what of course is an undisputed fact, viz., the admixture of the foreign element in the composition of the Shire. This no doubt is so; in fact we have already pointed out, while referring to Sir Walter Gilbey''s book, some of the periods at which importations of stallions from the Continent of Europe occurred, and we must say it seems rather hard to accuse the Shire horse of impurity because Of the efforts on the part Of our forefathers to increase the standard of size by the introduction of foreign stallions, particularly when we recollect that nearly all breeds of domesticated animals, as we now find them, are more or less the creation of the breeders.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Author
Herman Biddell
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ISBN - 9780265589885
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 282
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Herman Biddell
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ISBN - 9781332351176
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Page Count - 284
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