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out failing in all the progeny, it will then be time, but not 

 till then, to add style. The Arabian stallion, whose ten- 

 dency, as we will see later, is to produce heavier and 

 stronger than himself, while at the same time imparting 

 his mark of supreme distinction, might then be introduced 

 to embellish and confirm our good results. 



The heavy draft and the express wagon horses should 

 have weight : this is a sine qua non condition ; but it 

 would be a great mistake to confine ourselves exclusively 

 to mere size. They should possess powerful limbs and 

 muscles, joined to great spirit. This crossing, although 

 the easiest, would also present great dangers should we 

 be satisfied with weight alone ; we would soon arrive at 

 the mere lymphatic horse. It is, therefore, urgent, for the 

 breeds possessing requisite strength, to choose those 

 which are the most distingue, the most nervous, the 

 finest limbed, and the most spirited, and to avoid the 

 sluggish and lymphatic. These will be found in the ele- 

 vated and dry centers, where the food is plenty and nutri- 

 tious. 



If Perche proper, Beauce, and the environs of Chateau- 

 dun, should not be capable of furnishing their complete 

 contingent in this specialty (as I believe they cannot,) 

 some good specimens could be met with among the 

 Percheron colts raised in the environs of Bernay and on 

 the plains of Sens. 



This variety (the draft-horse) demands a great deal less 

 care in the choice of the dams and sires. It is infinitely 

 more elementary, since weight is principally sought after. 

 Still, it is well, even indispensable, to select individuals 

 short coupled and with good quarters, to hold out under 

 the enormous loads they are obliged to draw. The means 

 resorted to to accomplish this are judicious crosses, con- 

 stantly made with a well-determined and always identical 

 idea, tending to increase weight and strength, while pre- 

 serving spirit and vigor, abundant nourishment, and breed- 



