216 A HISTORY OF THE PERCHEEON HORSE 



Ernest Perriot was one of the founders of the 

 Percheron Stud Book of France, and occupied at 

 different times the chief offices of that society. He 

 was also the recipient of honorary decorations at 

 the hands of the French Government. From 1880 

 to 1892 he was confessedly the leading stallioner 

 of the Perche. His strains of blood were in keenest 

 demand, and he sold at higher prices than anyone 

 else was able to obtain. For a long series of years 

 Mr. Dunham had first option on all his best. He sold 

 to others, but loyally held back for Mr. Dunham's 

 examination all his choicest specimens. Until Oak- 

 lawn was done others had no chance at the tops. 

 Between these two great leaders of the trade dur- 

 ing that period there existed a close friendship, 

 based on mutual respect and characterized by per- 

 fect loyalty on both sides, and it is computed that 

 during his lifetime Mr. Dunham paid Ernest Per- 

 riot fully $350,000 for Percherons. Mr. Perriot did 

 not make a practice of exhibiting his horses in the 

 public competitions. He was a man of strong per- 

 sonality, a fine intellect, and an unswerving, inflex- 

 ible strength of character — persistent always in 

 pursuance of his ideals, which were attained in 

 striking degree. 



Edmond Perriot, son of Louis, bom in 1863 at the 

 farm of Champeaux, has been one of the great fig- 

 ures of the Perche in recent years. He married the 

 daughter of M. Rigot, one of the ruling Percheron 

 powers at that date, and this alliance proved the 

 foundation of a most successful business career. It 



