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6. Picardy. French authorities rather class this as the Flem- 

 ish horse, very large and generally bay in color. It is bred in 

 northern France and Belgium and is in fact the Belgian breed, 

 though M. La Motte Rouge, who was for many years employed 

 in the government studs of France, claims that the Picardy is in 

 fact a variety of Boulonnais. 



Of the breeds given above the first three are the only ones of 

 importance as possibly affecting American trade. 



The National French Draft Horse Association of America pub- 

 lishes a studbook in which may be registered any of the above- 

 named draft horses, irrespective of breed. This association was 

 first organized in 1876 as the National Norman Horse Association, 

 but in 1885 its title was changed to the National French Draft 

 Horse Association. This was entirely correct, as there is no such 

 breed of horses in France as Norman, notwithstanding the current 

 use of this word in America for over half a century. Up to 1919 

 this association has published fourteen studbooks. 



