STUD NOTES.
. THE.VAUOE OF THE MARE.- % ;.' Breeders.'should not place, all; the respori- ; sibiljty. upon" the''stallion, for his" super ei•iccilfirit'qualities may.lie 'neutralised ; Spiked"with an' indifferent. ; mar,e. v:The dam' 'contributes largely to the quality .'of,'-the i,oa).:" It'i?. dssh.'ntial,' that -'she; "be.-'a^-prinje;aniitaal;: ■and •'not a 'wqrrT-optptoiler relegated' laborious dilties- of nmatron;' :'lf. : the.-maTb ;is : ini'fqll 'possesion "of : hqr natural .powers , the. best results, can be anticipated.'"Aged..Jams arid' worn-out mares are * norhially "incapable of'transniitting.tile-qualities of. their" vigorous'' youth.. ,• "While.' mares shouldinot .be relegated to "breeding: purposes, until . tliey.. reach . full maturity,' tney should noi, be expected to prove.' great "producers: if they'are hot"'bred -until'■; their': constitutions. are- broken ' down; • ■The. l 'ohly.isystem" to,';achieve .steady.;'improvement 'jn the . quality,-. of . horses, is to .persevere,;in. methodical selections of the . best. sires' and : idatris' for-foundation stock.: . " . !"
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 3
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128STUD NOTES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 3
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