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THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



borders of the Perche, in 1/14, and the pther at Pompadour in 

 southwestern France, in 1755. These were destroyed during the 

 Revolution, but were restored by Napoleon in 1806 and have ever 

 since remained important breeding studs. Draft-horse breeding 

 was not attempted in these studs until the nineteenth century, the 

 work starting at Le Pin about 1808. The claim has been made 



FIG. 33. Dragon 52155 (63516), champion Percheron stallion at the 1906 and 1907 



International Live-Stock Expositions, and a famous sire. Owned by E. B. White, 



Leesburg, Virginia. From photograph by courtesy of Mr. White 



by M. Charles Du Hays, in a history of the Percheron, 1 that two 

 gray Arabian stallions, Godolphin and Gallipoly, were used about 

 1820 in the stud at Le Pin with a remarkably beneficial result. 

 The general effect of this Arabian blood on the French horse, 

 according to various authors, was to impart quality, as shown in 

 superior bone, style, and finish. The first edition of this work 

 contained this statement. However, recent investigations have 

 given new light on this subject. Mr. John Ashton, just prior to 

 the opening of the World War, carefully examined many official 



1 Charles Du Hays, Le Cheval Percheron. 



