92 A HISTORY OP THE PEECHERON HORSE 



David, making a total of 10 stallions, the majority of 

 them in the Nogent district. Toutay's stallions this 

 year were Le Grand and Le Percheron. In 1833 Le 

 Grand had 72 mares, and in 1834 he served 60 mares. 

 Benoit's Le Pommele served 109 mares in 1833, and 

 111 mares in 1834. The same owner's Le Coquet had 

 82 mares in 1834, while his third stallion, Le Cadet, 

 had 107 mares in 1833 and 68 mares in 1834. Guillau- 

 min 's Le Coco received a prize of 200 francs and was 

 probably a very fine stallion. In 1832 he had 90 

 mares, in 1833 he had 91 mares, and in 1834 63. 

 Largneux served 53 mares in 1833 and 51 in 1834. 

 Dieu's Le Poulet had 53 mares in 1833 and 56 in 1834. 

 We should have mentioned also Le Bijou, belonging 

 to a M. Thion, that had 60 mares in 1833. Cottereau's 

 Franeonni, now described as "white" in color, had 

 50 mares in 1834. David's stallion (name not given) 

 served 82 mares in 1834, and from his services in 

 1833 we are told by the records that he got 49 living 

 foals. 



In the Department of Orne. — From the documents 

 relating to the Department of Orne the splendid 

 work of these early approved stallions runs concur- 

 rently with those in Eure-et-Loir. We first hear of 

 a dapple-gray stallion belonging to M. Launay, Mau- 

 vaisiniere, near Mortagne. This horse got 23 foals 

 from the 1824 season. Louis Pelletier, tenant fanner 

 at Corbon, had a stallion, Le Bijou, that made the 

 1825 season, serving 38 mares. Just as in the case of 

 Eure-et-Loir the full list of mares is given together 

 with date of service, height of mare, color, age, the 



