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Desiring also the pronunciamento of some 

 one well known in the trade application was 

 made to Herr Ed. Ltibben for a comprehensive 

 statement regarding these brands. He writes 

 as follows : 



"All Oldenburg and East Friesland horses exported to 

 your country, passed or not by the government, are 

 branded on the left hind leg. Besides that, in the East 

 Friesland district the> government-approved horses are 

 branded also on the neck, and in the Oldenburg district 

 those three-year-old horses which got a government pre- 

 mium are also branded on the neck. At some local shows 

 the prize-winning colts also get a brand on their necks. 

 There being so very few government-approved stallions, 

 in fact hardly any more than are wanted in the districts 

 here, there could only be very, very few sold to go abroad. 

 From this you can see that every Oldenburg or East 

 Friesland horse exported to your country has to be branded 

 on the left hind leg. In a few cases you may find one over 

 there which is also branded on the neck. The Holstein 

 and East Prussian districts have other books and differ- 

 ent brands and regulations, but they hardly sell any to 

 to go to your country." 



From this it will be seen that the brands on 

 German Coachers form rather a complicated 

 subject, but more information, or rather more 

 extended information, does not seem to be 

 forthcoming. 



It was at the Columbian that the American 

 public had its first real introduction to the Ger- 

 man Ooacher in hrs proper estate. It is a ques- 

 tion in my mind if we have seen better horses 

 of the breed since, though perhaps we have seen 

 as good. During the era of stagnation that fol- 

 lowed the closing of the gates of the beautiful 

 White City some little trading in these horses 



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