522 



CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



the northern part of this horse-breeding country. In 

 1891, was formed the Registered Union of Schleswig 

 Horse-breeding Societies (Verband Schleswiger Pferde- 

 zuchtvereine, eingetragener Verein), the object of which is 

 to supply " a strong working-horse that can fulfil agricul- 

 tural, commercial, and military requirements." This 

 society is well supported by Schleswig farmers, who find 



Photo by] [J. Delton, Paris. 



Fig. 525. — Chestnut Belgian cart mare, Caline II. (16. i), by Reve d'Or out of Julie. 



that the growing of corn is not so remunerative as the 

 breeding of heavy cart-horses. 



As Schleswig is close to Denmark, and has at times 

 belonged to that kingdom, there is a good deal of Danish 

 blood (Fig. 452) in the cart-horses of that country. 



Dutch and Belgian Horses.- " In the eighteenth 

 century, Holland was famous for its trotters, the colour of 

 which was generally black. They were the progenitors of 

 the trotters of Russia and Norfolk. Nowadays, the Dutch 



