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of Flanders. The speed type has been developed largely 

 from the Arabian horse. 



Draft Types. — 1. The Percheron. — ^This breed gets its 

 name from the province of La Perche, in France, where it was 



41. ROYAL PRINCE, FIRST PRIZE THREE- YEAR-OLD CLYDESDALE STALLION 

 International Live Stock Show, Chicago, December, 1908 



first developed. The Black Horse of northern Europe seems 

 to have been mated to stallions from Arabia. The breed is 

 large, active, and strong. The legs have very little long hair 

 on them. The Percheron is superior in legs and sound feet. 

 Stallions usually weigh 1,750 to 2,200 pounds, and mares 

 1,500 to 1,800 pounds. The most common colors are grays 



