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... strain , descended from known ancestors of the same strain , should not be called thoroughbred , but pure - bred . A stud - book is a book that is kept for the purpose of recording the pedigree and performances of pure - bred animals ...
... strain , descended from known ancestors of the same strain , should not be called thoroughbred , but pure - bred . A stud - book is a book that is kept for the purpose of recording the pedigree and performances of pure - bred animals ...
Page 10
... strains of horses that will best accomplish the special work demanded of them . For heavy draft purposes , the French Percheron and English Clydesdale are the most distinctive types . The former are usually of gray color and the latter ...
... strains of horses that will best accomplish the special work demanded of them . For heavy draft purposes , the French Percheron and English Clydesdale are the most distinctive types . The former are usually of gray color and the latter ...
Page 15
... strain of thoroughbred in their pedigrees . In the United States there have been developed three strains of horses that are worthy of spe- cial notice on account of the in- fluence each has had on the qual- ity of the horses of the ...
... strain of thoroughbred in their pedigrees . In the United States there have been developed three strains of horses that are worthy of spe- cial notice on account of the in- fluence each has had on the qual- ity of the horses of the ...
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... strains , that little can be predicted of the quality of the average foal , based on the qualities of its sire and dam . * The Arab horse is the aristocrat of the horse world . These * This condition has been realized by the better ...
... strains , that little can be predicted of the quality of the average foal , based on the qualities of its sire and dam . * The Arab horse is the aristocrat of the horse world . These * This condition has been realized by the better ...
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... strain occurs more often in saddle - horses that are galloped when tired . It is noticeable by an enlargement of the tendon , or its sheath , below the knee , usually nearer the knee than the pastern , and a tendency to keep the knees ...
... strain occurs more often in saddle - horses that are galloped when tired . It is noticeable by an enlargement of the tendon , or its sheath , below the knee , usually nearer the knee than the pastern , and a tendency to keep the knees ...
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