French Coach Stallion, PALADIX 1968, by Perfection.Owned by Dunham, 

 Fletcher & Coleman, Wayne, 111. 



DESCRIPTION OF 1HE FRUNCH COACH HORSE 



l~ ARGELY through the encouragement and direction of the French government 

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

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

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

 should be intelligent looking, the neck clearly outlined and gracefully carried, the 

 body snugly ribbed and quarters deep and muscular. To be striking in appearance, 

 upstanding and high 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 are 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 horse without coarseness or 

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

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

 French coach horse is almost an idealistic pattern of what is required r" ?.i, repre- 

 sentative of this class. 



