THE PERCHERON HORSE. 75 



that the Percheron of pure race is better paid for, the 

 fashion will soon return to him. There will the utility of 

 the Stud-book be felt, for it will be by means of the fam- 

 ilies preserved authentically pure, in the cantons which 

 had chosen them, that it will alone become possible to re- 

 mold a race, compromised in a moment of hasty judg- 

 ment, and render it plentiful upon the market. 



It would suffice to bring together these types, and en- 

 courage the start in order to reestablish Perche in all her 



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glory. They might even, in the end, bring back to a 

 good condition the lanky race that a better system, a more 

 abundant nourishment, and more appropriate classification, 

 would be called on to restore to its primitive form. Some 

 generations would suffice to restore to it that homoge- 

 neousness that it formerly possessed, when the post-service 

 required of it its vigorous and swift mail-coach horses. 



In summing up, the Stud-book seems to me a useful 

 agent in a triple point of view, namely : in the preserva- 

 tion, perfection, and restoration of the Percheron breed. 



RECAPITULATION. 



Preserve the Percheron race as pure as possible from 

 all mixture not perfectly homogeneous ; respect all its va- 

 rieties due to the districts where they have been bred and 

 raised ; improve by crossing the best types of the country, 

 and in such a manner as to correct defects, while preserv- 

 ing intact qualities and character. 



If it be necessary to give more style to the action, and 

 more richness to the blood, ask these qualities of the Arab, 

 which has the privilege of imparting style and tone, while 

 preserving weight, hardihood, vigor, and docility. The 

 Arabian is kind, intelligent, reliable, laborious, and easily 

 kept. 



