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ORIGIN OF THE WORD STALLION." Mures and entire horses ran together on the oora- i i land- ami created s, much confusion that a 1 i xv was passed ordering males to "he kept in hounds and tied iu stalls, whence the name stallion or stilled one was applied to the entire horse." Then came emasculation. Henry VIII. had a law Pissed that no stallion less than fifteen hands high and no mare less than thirteen hands should run wild in the country. One of the great objects in view was a horse adapted to cavalry purposes. Stoutly huilt. siuuii horses were preferred to tall leggy Ones because they better stood the wear and tear of a campaign. In times of stress the exportation of horses was prohibited. The food specimens were kept at home for reprodiietiw purposes.
