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This note was written by the director of the stud. 

 However, the inspector gave very little encourage- 

 ment to draft horses at that time, for we find in 

 different handwriting : " Ce cheval est trop commun 

 pour Le Pin. (This horse is too common for Le 

 Pin.)" 



A big. horse called Jocko is mentioned in 1826 — 

 a dapple-gray, standing about 16.2. He entered 

 March 19, 1826. We here find also the first men- 

 tion of Herbager, a famous stallion. There was a 

 certain laxity in classifying; perhaps it was thought 

 superfluous. It is fair to presume that the dapple- 

 gray Le Pierrot, in the list of stallions at the stud 

 in 1809, was a Percheron, although simply described 

 at that time as "de trait" (draft). Herbager, for 

 instance, in 1826 was classed as "de trait," no men- 

 tion being made of breed, but later we find him 

 classed as a "Percheron," as also was Jocko. Her- 

 bager was about 15.2, dapple-gray, with a long tail 

 and dark mane. He was bom in 1822 and entered 

 Oct. 11, 1825. He served 35 mares at Belleme dur- 

 ing his first year. 



Official Notes. — In 1827 we find this director's note 

 concerning Desarme: "He has covered 43 mares at 

 Chanday; 8 colts and 17 fillies resulted. Desarme 's 

 colts are strongly built, and may be employed in 

 farm work. I still ask that I may keep Desarme." 

 Nevertheless, the inspector recommended Desarme 's 

 removal. In this year we hear also of Remorquer, 

 undoubtedly one of the finest of the early Percheron 

 stallions used at the Pin, as will be seen from the 



