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coupled, a fairly level top-line, well arched neck, head of me- 

 dium size, small ear, large full eyes somewhat heavily capped, 

 good flat bone free from long hair, feet of medium size, shapely, 

 and of the very best quality of any of the draft breeds. Other 

 distinctive Percheron features are a combination of size, strength, 

 rehnement, quality, and energy, with a most docile tractable dis- 

 position. 



The typical Percheron is also noted for his superior action. 

 In this breed we find a bold, snappy, airy movement character- 

 istic of no other draft horse. The Percheron has sometimes been 



Fig. 27. Pebcheron Mare. Livottrne, First Prize Tiiree- 

 Year-Old, Paris Show, June, 1914 

 (Photo hji E. ,Sf. Akin, f^iiracuse, V. y. ) 



charged with being too light in bone, and with having short 

 pasterns and steep rump. This ^criticism would apply however 

 more to the earlier type. That the American people have de- 

 clared in favor of the Percheron is shown by the fact that up to 

 May 1, 1915, there were recorded hy the Percheron Society of 

 .\merica, 108,000 animals, the draft breed next highest in num- 

 her having 18,900. All the other draft breeds combined had 

 less than 50,000 animals recorded. 



