French Coach stallion Marin. Imported by Mr. Edward Kemp, of New 

 York for breeding carriage horses. Reproduced from Rider and Driver. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE FRENCH COACH HORSE 



I ARGELY through the encouragement and direction of the Frencli government 

 the French coach horse has been moulded into a type that has as its leading 

 cliaracteristic extreme smoothness, symmetry, a grace in movement with strong 

 action approaching closely to that required for the carriage horse. Tlie head 

 should 1)6 intelligent looking, the neck clearly outlined and gracefully carried, the 

 body snugly ril^bed and quartersdeepand muscular. To be striking in appearance, 

 upstanding and higli headed are features which have a paramount value in this 

 type, and in addition there should be every evidence of quality in all structures. 

 The common colors arc bay, brown and black, and usually these are solid and not 

 broken. Uniformity is desirable in any breed, so that it is necessary for the judge 

 to adopt a certain type as that which he prefers, and then be consistent in the 

 awards which follow. The highest pattern of a coach Iiorse without coarseness or 

 lack of action sliould be the standard carried in mind. When at rest it may be 

 said that for true symmetry, fullness and graceful curves tlic hishest type of the 

 French coach liorse is almost an idealistic pattern of what is required of a repre- 

 sentative of this class. 



