Cao Yaode paused when he heard this, and cocked his thumb and said: "Gao Ming, why didn't I think of this! A bad father doesn't mean that his son will be bad, and his son is bad, it doesn't mean that his grandson will be bad, God knows if this bloodline will be fully presented in a certain generation." ”

Cao Xiande also praised: "Fang Gongzi is young, but just this sentence can be seen that he has a belly of horse breeding." ”

"I'm just learning from the people in the horse farm, but the north is different from the east, where the history of horse breeding is much longer, and in the remote places of the north, there are still nomads, and their experience in raising horses is even more sufficient. Fang Ling said modestly.

In fact, in the past three years, he has also put a lot of effort into horses, and there are many horse farms in Maling County, but most of the horses are mainly northern horses.

The northern horse has a sturdy and rough body, a heavy head, a wide forehead, thick limbs, and a strong hoof, and can walk a distance of about 60 kilometers in four hours, with tenacious vitality and can survive in difficult and harsh conditions.

However, although the staying power of the northern Malaysia is good in the long distance, the speed of the short range is not fast, and if it is a sprint on the plains, it will be insufficient.

Therefore, in order to prepare for the war in the future, Fang Ling ordered Maling County to start introducing all kinds of other horses on the land, and carried out special research on these horses to breed the most suitable war horses for war, so Fang Ling's research on horses has also grown a lot.

Cao Yaode and the two nodded yes, during the banquet, everything everyone talked about was related to horses, and whether it was horse taming, horse training or breeding, etc., Fang Ling could talk eloquently, although Cao Yaode and the two also love horses, but they are not professionals, and the history of horse breeding in the East is far less than that in the north, so all kinds of experience is not good, listening to Fang Ling talking, I can't help nodding again and again, and I have benefited a lot.

So, after a meal, Cao Yaode invited Fang Ling and the three of them to the stable to have a look.

The stables in the backyard are built in a grand manner, each of the dozen or so horses has a special stable, and the trough in front of the stable is placed with high-quality forage, and on the side of the stable, there is also a field that can be used to train horses.

At this time, several subordinates were repairing the railing of the racecourse, which was damaged by the wild horse tamed by Lubei in the afternoon, and when they saw Cao Yaode and his party coming, the subordinates hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Cao Yaode waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to go down, then pointed to the horses in the stable and smiled: "Young Master Fang, you come to see the horse I chose." ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly, and his gaze fell on the horse.

The art of the horse is based on the observation of the appearance of the horse to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the body structure of a horse, so as to determine the ability of the horse, the ancients subdivided the physiognomy into 32 phases, the so-called eye first, the second look at the head, the ears and neck, the teeth and the tongue, each part of the phase, there are various detailed divisions.

However, the art of Soma is not simply to observe the parts, but more importantly, to combine the whole, and to judge the horse as a whole based on the experience of the Soma people, which is by no means a simple matter.

It's just that because Fang Ling attaches great importance to horses, he has handled countless horses in the past three years, and he has discussed these things with experienced people for a long time, and he has unique insights into the art of horses.