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Excerpt from The Perfect Horse: How to Know Him, How to Breed Him, How to Train Him, How to Shoe Him, How to Drive Him
TO a young man starting out in the business Of breeding, or to any person about to purchase a horse, nothing can be of greater value than the knowledge of those points or ''marks which characterize. A perfect animal. Not that all of these desirable qualities of bone, muscle, and nervous organization, can be found once In a thousand times combined in any single animal; for the perfect form in any order of life is rarely if ever seen. But, nevertheless, a standard is needed by which the buyer may measure the several animals inspected, in order to ascertain where to place them in the column that represents aggregate excellence, else his blunders will be many and mortifying. The question arises, therefore, - and it is Of the most practical significance to the young breeder and general purchaser, - Is there any standard or representative horse, the marks of which.
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TO a young man starting out in the business Of breeding, or to any person about to purchase a horse, nothing can be of greater value than the knowledge of those points or ''marks which characterize. A perfect animal. Not that all of these desirable qualities of bone, muscle, and nervous organization, can be found once In a thousand times combined in any single animal; for the perfect form in any order of life is rarely if ever seen. But, nevertheless, a standard is needed by which the buyer may measure the several animals inspected, in order to ascertain where to place them in the column that represents aggregate excellence, else his blunders will be many and mortifying. The question arises, therefore, - and it is Of the most practical significance to the young breeder and general purchaser, - Is there any standard or representative horse, the marks of which.
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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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Henry Harrison Murray
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331243093
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 516
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Henry Harrison Murray
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332714414
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 518
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