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of "warm" or oriental blood liberally mixed with good 

 but unknown or nondescript blood. 



THE FRENCH COACH DEMI -SANG (HALF-BLOOD) 



Some of the European governments find difficulty 

 in securing enough suitable horses for mounting 

 cavalry and for other army uses. Because of this 

 shortage some governments, notably the French, have 

 given aid and encouragement to the horse breeders, 

 especially those who were endeavoring to produce 

 superior animals suited to such purposes. No claim 

 is made that these horses are thoroughbred or even 

 pure-bred. The same may be said of the American 

 trotter. It appears that really very good and desir- 

 able horses can be produced by uniting two good 

 animals, though only one or neither are classed as 

 pure-bred. They are simply Demi-Sangs, although 

 without doubt the blood of the English thoroughbred 

 (Orient) largely predominates. 



Some time during the last quarter of the eigh- 

 teenth century, thoroughbred stallions were introduced 

 into France from England. The services of these 

 horses and the best of their get were offered at low 

 rates to breeders of this class of stock. A bonus was 

 granted by the Government to owners of superior 

 stallions, on the condition that the stallions so sub- 

 sidized should remain in the country for service. All 

 stallions advertised for service had to be approved by 

 the Government, and none but superior ones were sub- 

 sidized. This Government control did not extend 



