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THE history of the English racehorse is a chequered one. During the Wars of the Roses many studs were dispersed, but owing to the re-importation of horses from the Continent during the reign of Henry Viii. the thoroughbred breed was re-established. Later, owing to the importation of numerous Oriental and other alien stallions and mares, the English breed of race-horses was for years in the melting-pot. In 1649 the Royal Tutbury Stud was handed over to Parlia. ment, but a few years later Cromwell, though himself an owner of racehorses, found it necessary “for political reasons” to stop racing. History has been repeating itself. A valuable stud has recently been handed over to the Government, and racing has once again been virtually suspended. Further, some people not unduly biased by the objectionable features of race-meetings are asking, “Is racing necessary to maintain the pre-eminence of the English racehorse?” while others, including Sir H. H. Johnston, want to know “whether the type of horse that is evolved from horse-racing is of any use nowadays?”
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EWART, J. Horse-Breeding and Horse-Racing . Nature 99, 346–347 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099346a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/099346a0