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weak, and anterior equilibrium somewhat defective, may be overlooked ; 

 but such defects are unpardonable in the trotter under the saddle. 



We give as an example the portrait of Bayadere (Fig. 336), a 

 celebrated Norman trotter, never beaten, and foaled in 1853 by Phe- 

 nomenon and Bayadere (by Ramsay), victor in twenty-two trotting 

 races at the expositions of 1862 and 1863. 



Preferred Coats. Taste and fashion have established nothing 

 in particular in this respect ; there are no coats of special value ; the 

 darker ones are preferred, however, to the others. 



Price. The prices here are lower than those of the preceding 

 category, because horses trotting under the saddle are less common and 

 less in demand than those trotting in harness. These prices vary from 

 $400 to $2000 and even $2500 for geldings and mares. For stallions 

 four years of age as much as $5000 have been paid. 



Origin. Nearly all these animals originally came from Normandy 

 and Norfolk, and result from crossing practised for a long time between 

 the local races of these countries and the thoroughbred horse. 



CHAPTER II. 



HORSES OF LUXURY. 



IN this group we place horses used for the trot and the gallop, but 

 never appearing upon the turf. These are exclusively animals of 

 display ; they are mounted or harnessed ; more rarely they are adapted 

 for horseback riding and for driving. Their service, which is not fa- 

 tiguing, consists of a single drive of two or three hours at the most, 

 during which they move at moderate speed. 



They constitute an important commercial element, which recom- 

 mends itself both by the number of its representatives and the high 

 prices which they reach. 



We will divide them into two categories with respect to their des- 

 tination : coach-horses and saddle-horses. The former having a much 

 greater value than the latter, will be examined first. 



A. Coach-Horses. 



Coach-horses are so called from the name of the vehicles with 

 which they were formerly used. These horses are harnessed at the 



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