Becker, Friedrich, writer on horses, The breed of the racehorse , [1936]
- Title(s):
- The breed of the racehorse : its developments and transformations / by Friedrich Becker author of the charts "The successful sire lines," and "The successful female lines in the breeding of the thoroughbred".
- Published/Created:
- [London] : Published by The British Bloodstock Agency, Ltd. 26, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2, [1936]
- Physical Description:
- 267, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Holdings:
- Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9759764
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Publication date from colophon.
Includes index.
Podeschi, J.B. Books on the horse and horsemanship, 436
BAC: British Art Center copy: Diagonal very fine rib-grain deep blue cloth; gold lettering on front cover and spine. Plate of a halftone-photoengraving, 2 fold-out plates of charts. Spine height: 10 1/8 inches. - Subject Terms:
- Race horses -- Breeding -- History.Race horses -- Genetic aspects.Race horses -- Pedigrees.Thoroughbred horse -- Breeding -- History.
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- I. Maternal versus paternal influence: matriarchy and patriarchy
- II. Inbreeding and outcrossing
- III. "Saturation" and congestion
- IV. Speed and stamina
- V. Juvenile racing
- VI. Bend Or and his influence
- VII. Changes in the positions of the sire lines in the period from 1925 to 1932
- VIII. The time test and its value
- IX. Effects of soil and climate
- X. Selection
- Epilogue
- General Index.
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