THE FRENCH COACH 8 1 



exported to various European countries and to the United States. 

 The late Mark W. Dunham of Illinois was a prominent importer 

 and breeder and had a large stud, as did also Powell Brothers 

 of Springboro, Pennsylvania. McLaughlin Brothers of Ohio were 

 active importers for many years. The French Coach, however, 

 never made an acceptable record in America, though a great 

 favorite in France, where it has in the past been the leading 

 breed. The advent of the automobile effectively destroyed the 

 foothold of the French Coach in America and greatly reduced 

 its use in France. 



The American French Coach studbook. There were at one time 

 two societies in the United States for French Coach horses, namely, 

 the French Coach Horse Society, with headquarters at Chicago, 

 Illinois, and the French Coach Registry Company, with head- 

 quarters at Columbus, Ohio. The former was organized in 1885 

 and published its first and only studbook in 1906. The French 

 Coach Registry Company was organized in 1904 and published 

 Volume II, its last studbook, in 1908. Both of these associations 

 are now defunct, as the French Coach horse is practically extinct 

 in America. 



