HORSE SENSE. 



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crossed witli the Inckney marts oi Jilnglaiul, do far ln'tter than the 

 Knghsh staUions have shown with American mares. Many importa- 

 tions of stallions of this type have been used in this country, but up to 

 date they have not met the mares that would enable them to establish a 

 fixedness of form, color, action and character thai was expected gener- 

 ally. Many grand specimens of individuality can be found in England^ 

 but in. this country they have proved more or less disappointing with 

 our American bred mares, as we have not the same tyi)e of animals to 

 breed them to, and cross breeding is always attended with uncertainties. 



Cut No. 17. 



FRENCH COACH. 



Cut No. 17 i.s a three-quarter front view of a splendid specimen of 



the imported French coach horse, but like the English hackney, he has 



been mutilated at the rear end. and deprived of nature's protection against 



his insect enemies, a senseless and barbaric practice. 



FRENCH COACH HORSE IN A FAIR WAY. 



While the French Coach horse cannot be said to be more potent 

 away from home, he is certainly on the high road to success in the es- 

 tablishment of a specific type in his own country, owing to the interest 

 the French government is taking in their development, by selecting the 



