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5. Ardennais. This is a native of Ardennes on the Belgian 

 frontier in northern France. It has been described as a small type 

 of Belgian, and is probably not much imported. 



6. Picardy. French authorities rather class this as the Flem- 

 ish horse, very large and generally bay in color. It is bred in 

 northern France and Belgium, and is in fact the Belgian breed, 

 though M. La Motte Rouge, who was for many years employed 

 in the government studs of F^rance, claims that the Picardy is in 

 fact a variety of Boulonnais. 



Of the above breeds the first three are the only ones of 

 importance as possibly affecting American trade. 



The National French Draft Horse Association of America pub- 

 lishes a studbook in which may be registered any of the above- 

 named draft horses, irrespective of breed. This association was 

 first organized as the National Norman Horse Association in 1876, 

 but in 1885 its title was changed to the National French Draft 

 Horse Association. This was entirely correct, as there is no 

 such breed of horses in France as Norman, notwithstanding the 

 current use of this word in America for over half a century. 

 Thus far this association has published eight studbooks. 



