490 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 







By the politeness of Mr. A. J. Sanders, author of the Per- 

 cheron Stud-book, we are able to present the 



Model for Percheron Horse. " Head clean, bony, and 

 small for size of animal ; ears short, mobile, erect, and fine 

 pointed; eyes bright, clear, large, and prominent; forehead 

 broad; nostrils large, open, and red within; jaws rather wide; 

 chin fine ; lips thin ; teeth sound and even. Neck a trifle short, 

 yet harmoniously rounding to the body ; throttle clean ; crest 

 rigid, rather high and gracefully curved; mane abundant with 

 silky hair. Breast broad and deep, with great muscular de- 

 velopment; shoulders smooth, and sufficiently sloping for the 

 collar to sit snug to them ; withers high ; back short and 

 strongly coupled; body well ribbed up, round, full, and straight 

 on the belly, which is much longer than the back; rump broad, 

 long and moderately sloping to the tail, which is attached high; 

 hips round and smooth at top, and flat on the sides; quarters 

 wide, well let down, and swelling with powerful muscles. Dock 

 strong ; tail long, heavy, and gracefully hanging out from the 

 croup, when the animal is in full motion. Legs flat and wide, 

 standing square and firm, and well under the body ; with hard, 

 clean bones, and extra large, strong joints, cords, and tendons ; 

 short from the knees and hocks down ; pasterns upright ; fet- 

 locks thin ; hoofs full size, solid, open, tough, and well set up 

 at the heels. Height, fifteen to sixteen and one half hands ; 

 weight 1,300 to 1,700 pounds. Color various as with other 

 horses, but a clear, dapple gray is preferred, as the best of the 

 original breed were thus marked. Action bold, square, free, and 

 easy ; neither fore-reaching nor interfering ; . the walk, four or 

 five miles per hour; the trot, six to eight, on a dry and mod- 

 erately level road, but capable of being pushed much faster on 

 the latter gait when required. Temper, kind ; disposition, docile, 

 but energetic and vigorous ; hardy, enduring, and long-lived ; pre- 

 cocious, able to be put to light work at 18 to 24 months old ; 

 possessing immense power for his size; never balking or refus- 

 ing to draw at a dead pull ; stylish, elegant, and attractive in 

 appearance ; easy, elastic, and graceful in motion. No tendency 

 to disease of any sort, and especially free from diseases of the 



