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Fig. 65. Percheron mare Hysope. Champion International Live Stock 

 Exposition, 1912. (From photograph by Hildebrand.) 



form. This is one of the most active of draft breeds, yet 

 withal quiet and steady under the collar. The readiness 

 of the Percheron to respond to the driver, its capacity to 

 endure work, its freedom from long hairs on the legs, and 

 excellent feet, are factors that have largely contributed 

 to the great popularity of this breed in America, where it 

 far outnumbers all other draft breeds combined. 



