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1780 and in 1883 a stud book was es- 

 tablished. The French coacher stands 

 higher than the Hackney, the knee ac- 

 tion is not so high and the general form 

 more rangy. The weight is 1,050 to 

 1,400 pounds and the color bay, brown or 

 black. The type is poorly fixed and it 

 does not breed true. Some are much 

 coarser than others, which may show 

 their Thoroughbred ancestry. In the 

 hands of skillful breeders, the French 

 coach horse may be used in the produc- 

 tion of heavy harness horses and for this 

 purpose they have been imported in small 



the Oldenburg mares under government 

 supervision. This horse is black, brown, 

 bay or chestnut in color, 15 to 1G^4 

 hands in height, 1,200 to 1,500 pounds in 

 weight. The legs are strong, but smooth 

 and the carriage of the head, neck and 

 tail is graceful. The gait is much like 

 that of the French coacher. On the 

 western range, German coach horses 

 have produced fine grades from native 

 mares, and the breed seems to be on the 

 increase in this country. The number of 

 German coach horses registered in the 

 United States is 1,300 of which 1,000 



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numbers. It is probable, however, that 

 a -much better type of this sort can be 

 obtained from the American Trotter by 

 selecting the heaviest animals. (For 

 secretary, see appendix.) 



The German coach horse i s a name 

 used to cover several breeds of coach 

 horses bred in the northern German 

 provinces. The most important breeds 

 are the Oldenburg, Flanoverian, East 

 Friesland and East Prussian, the first 

 named being the most promising. Ac- 

 cording to some authorities, this type 

 was known in Oldenburg as early as 

 1C>0S. The breed was greatly improved 

 by crossing Thoroughbred stallions on 



are living. (Tor secretaries, see ap- 

 pendix.) 



The Cleveland bay [ s a coach breed 

 which originated in England by crossing 

 the Thoroughbred upon native mares of 

 the Cleveland district. It was noted for 

 coaching and long distance work. The 

 color is bay, weight 1,200 to 1,500 

 pounds, height 10 to 16.2 hands. The 

 croup is straight, back short, thighs 

 strong. The Cleveland bay is adapted 

 for pulling heavy loads at considerable 

 speed. He has much to recommend him 

 to the farmer. Since the establish- 

 ment of the stud book in 1884, additional 

 speed has been secured by the further. 



