THE GERMAN COACH 



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The history of the German Coach horse in America is a com- 

 paratively brief one. These horses were first brought to the 

 United States along in the eighties. Not much prior to 1890 did 

 the breed receive recognition at American shows. A. B. Holbert, 

 of Greeley, Iowa, was one of the earliest introducers of the breed. 

 The Oltmann Bros, of Illinois and Crouch & Son of Indiana 



Fig. 32. Hannibal, a German Coach stallion imported by Crouch & Son, 

 La Fayette, Indiana. It is doubtful if a better specimen of the breed 

 has been shown in America. A prize winner of the highest rank at 

 many shows. Photograph by the author 



have also been most actively and prominently identified with its 

 promotion during its career in the United States. Its distribution 

 began in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, was extended to California, 

 and is now being projected over still wider fields, the South and 

 general West being included. 



The German Coach horse organization in America began in 

 1892 with the incorporation, under the laws of Illinois, of the 

 German, Hanoverian, and Oldenburg Coach Horse Association. 



