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be a direct descendant of the erstwhile "Arab" Gal- 

 lipoly. As has just been stated, in placing Jean-le- 

 Blanc upon this pedestal Du Hays took cognizance 

 of the existence of another "true" Percheron, "le 

 fameux Toulouse de M. Cheradame, par example," 

 Except for this laconic reference nothing, so far as 

 we have been able to ascertain, has been published 

 concerning this horse. No attempt was made to 

 register him in the initial volume of the Stud Book 

 of France, for the very good reason, we suppose, 

 that no facts concerning him, not even legends, as in 

 the case of Jean-le-Blanc, were at hand. And yet 

 at that very time the truth was lying all untouched 

 in the archives of the French Government. The 

 facts now to be presented, therefore, will prove of 

 absorbing interest to all students of Percheron his- 

 tory. 



Toulouse is first mentioned (No. 162 in the Haras 

 register at Le Pin) in an entry dated Nov. 30, 1847, 

 at which time he was officially approved. This 

 entry states that he was foaled in 1839, so that it is 

 reasonably certain that he had already seen service 

 before being pensioned or subsidized by the govern- 

 ment. He is described as "de trait" (draft), color 

 "gris blanc" (light gray), with "flesh spots at the 

 end of the nose." He began his service as a govern- 

 ment-approved stallion in the spring of 1848. He 

 served during this season 60 mares, siring 42 liv- 

 ing foals and receiving a bonus of 200 francs. In 



1849 he served 58 mares with 36 foals resulting. In 



1850 he had 40 mares that produced 30 foals, and in 



1851 he served 44 mares. 



