80 A HISTORY OF THE PEROHERON HORSE 



place, getting 18 colts and 17 fillies. Note: "This 

 stallion is very sure; his products are good and 

 as a draft horse he fulfills every condition as a sire 

 that gets colts which sell well; for this reason it is 

 greatly regretted at Belleme because he was not sent 

 there in 1830. He has served at the haras this year, 

 having covered 37 mares, besides working as a draft 

 horse on the estate. To be conserved." Herbager 

 was a great horse. A further note on Remorquer: 

 "He works. very hard and does the season at the 

 stud besides. Farmers say that he gets good colts. 

 In 1829 he had 45 mares at the haras. ' ' Joly served 

 28 mares in 1828, and in 1829 he had 50 mares at 

 Chanday. Note: "The colts got by Joly are well- 

 formed." In 1830 Joly had 45 mares at La Ferte 

 Bernard. 



Superior entered the haras in February, 1828. He 

 was a little lower than 16 hands. He did the season 

 at Nogent, getting 13 colts and 10 fillies out of 35 

 mares. His record reads: "His colts are good, but 

 as he has sired some sorrels and a certain shade of 

 gray which does not please the farmers, he is not in 

 so great demand as his merits warrant." In 1829 

 he served 39 mares at Nogent, and in 1830 besides 

 being employed as a work horse he served 39 mares 

 at Chandayon. 



Directors and Inspectors Disagree. — As showing 

 the prejudice which the government inspectors sent 

 from Paris had against these early draft stallions, it 

 appears that in almost every case at the annual 

 inspection, where draft animals were concerned, the 



