396 A HISTORY OF THE PEBCHERON HORSE 



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lawn was the mare Britomart 40427, which subse- 

 quently won the championship at the International 

 Live Stock Exposition in 1905. 



Picador was succeeded by Pink 24765 (47513), a 

 grandson of Besigue. Pink was the most noted show 

 horse that ever headed the Oaklawn stud; indeed 

 he probably was the most noted Percheron to grace 

 our showrings during the decade. He won first place 

 as a three-year-old at the Iowa and Minnesota State 

 Fairs and at the International Live Stock Exposi- 

 tion in 1903, and was the grand champion at Minne- 

 sota and the International. He was first as an aged 

 stallion and champion at the International in 1904, 

 and stood second in the aged classes at the Inter- 

 national in 1905 and 1906 despite heavy seasons in 

 the stud. He remained at the head of the Oaklawn 

 stud and in active service from the spring of 1904 

 until 1911, when he was sold to E. W. Bradshaw of 

 Canada. Individually Pink was considered by many 

 good judges to be well-nigh perfect as a Percheron 

 type. He stood 17 hands high and weighed 2,100 

 pounds in fair condition. He was very deep-bodied, 

 strong-backed, well ribbed down in the hind flank, 

 and a model in the set of his legs from front, side 

 and rear. His symmetry was faulted by a slight 

 droop in the croup, but this was not marked, and 

 in general proportions, style and finish he was one 

 of the most remarkable horses of the period. His 

 quality was extraordinary, as his cannons and joints 

 were clean-cut, his skin fine and the bones of; his 

 head as clearly outlined as in any Thoroughbred. 



