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adapted to the agTicultural conditiuns in our Aevv England states. 

 Some Axdennais horses liave been imported to this country as 

 Belgians, as they are recorded in the Belgian Draft Stndbook. 

 The colors are principally chestnut, bay and roan, with some 

 white markings. Their height ranges from 15 to 16 hands and 

 their weight from 1,400 to 1,700 pounds. 



THE BorLo:v:?^Ais 

 Boulonnais horses are bred in' the department of Pas de Calais, 

 a district in northern France just across the channel from Eng- 

 land. The French government recognizes the Boulonnais as a pure 

 lired, and they are considered in France as next in importance 

 to the Percheron. The Boulonnais are fully as large as the 

 Percheron, with exceptionally good bone, and are very even as 

 to type, size, and color. The color is mostly light gray with slight 

 traces of dapple. Their height ranges from 16 to 16% hands and 

 their weight from 1,700 to 2,000 pounds. 



THE NIVEKNAIS 



Nivernais horses are bred in the department of Xievre in 

 central France, a district especially noted for its Xievernaise 

 cattle — a pure breed of white beef cattle unknown in this coun- 

 try. The Nivernais horses are perhaps a trifle more rangy than 

 the Percheron, not quite so deep in the flank, but with a level top- 

 line, and wide, flat, clean bone. This breed is all black, and is 

 little known in this country except indirectly as they were used in 

 changing the color of the Percheron horse in response to the 

 craze for blacks some years ago. Probably some Nivernais 

 horses have been imported as Percherons, which they closely re- 

 semble. It is said the Percheron stallions have been used to 

 improve the Xivernais breed, which, if true, would account for 

 the two breeds averaging about the same in height, weight, style 

 and action. 



