92 THE PEKCHERON HORSE. 



all countries, paying excessively high prices for the big 

 and heavy Perclieron horse, while leaving upon his hands, 

 without the offer of a farthing, the horse in which a few 

 drops of "blood" can be perceived, he has spread his sails 

 and stretched them boldly to catch the breeze of the day. 



We shall carefully avoid following the example of 

 numerous famous doctors, the display of our little bundle 

 of receipts. Let it be, however, permitted us to touch 

 again slightly upon the question in expressing the fear 

 that, should he not take care, the breeder of heavy horses 

 will in the end render them too heavy and weighty. 

 Stallions having a small touch of blood, well applied, and 

 sufficiently latent not to excite mistrust, having action, 

 good limbs, strong loins, and deep chest, are indispensable 

 for warming up the Perclieron blood and giving it tone. 

 Look at Sandy, and afterwards at Collin, Bayard, and 

 some others whose influence was immense. Their progeny, 

 magnificent in every respect, did not show too much blood 

 in their exterior, but revealed it vigorously by action and 

 high spirit. The crosses which have best succeeded with 

 the Percheron are undoubtedly, as shown by numerous 

 examples, those derived themselves from an oriental cross. 

 This fact, which clearly proves that the Percheron race 

 has a great affinity with the race of the desert, should not 

 be neglected in foreign alliances. 



As for the English alliances, these have not given as 

 yet all the results promised ; but from this nothing must 

 be inferred against new trials. Too much blood had con- 

 stantly been used, and consequently the end was missed 

 by wishing to proceed too rapidly. 



Little blood, at first, but blood well chosen, from the 

 Norfolk race, blood patiently infused into Percheron veins, 

 is the means of triumphing over old prejudices and open- 

 ing to this count ry an extensive and successful future. 



