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Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France each sends to England good 

 draft horses. Prance also exports to Great Britain a large number of 

 good carriage horses. It is with the horse breeders of these countries, 

 as well as of the United Kingdom that America is compelled to 

 compete. 



Belgium sells a great number of draft horses in Germany, and the 

 horse breeders of Belgium are more concerned at the importation of 

 American horses into Germany than about the few which find sale to 

 Belgian buyers, although the danger to the purity of the breed from 

 these latter is viewed with alarm. Mr. Von Schelle, quoted above, 

 says on this subject: 



As to draft horses, the importation of American horses ought to be watched in 

 two directions — in the matter of breeding, for anything that would produce lack 

 of discrimination in breeding. There is room for study of the make-up of imports 

 as to kinds and sexes, and to see if American draft mares are brought here in 

 sufficient numbers to lower the breed. I have already shown^ that farmers 

 demand in preference mares from Hungary. As to the draft horses, the farm 

 horse, the production of which constitutes the most flourishing branch of our 

 breeding and the exportation of which has been a source of profits which sustain 

 our agriculture, that kind takes above all the road to Germany, and the growing 

 importation of American horses in that country would easily effect the diminu- 

 tion of our exports. There, according to my information, is to be found a great 

 danger from a commercial standpoint, for a fall in price is to be feared. 



In lowering the market value of our draft horses by competition of native with 

 imported animals, the importation of American horses constitutes a menace to 

 the breeding of Belgian draft horses. 



In another place Mr. Von Schelle remarks : 



The growing figures for our exports to Germany, France, the Grand Duchy, 

 Holland, and Switzerland contain without doubt a certain number of American 

 horses landed at Anvers, but which are only passing through Belgium. 



The single cab and private brougham horses are kept by the better 

 class of stables for the use of persons who are willing to pay more 

 than the ordinary cab fares for a "turn-out" which has every 

 appearance of being a private carriage, or one owned by gentlemen 

 for their own use. The horse to answer these requirements must 

 have more style and finish than the bus horse. The more style and 

 action he possesses, with sufficient quality and size, the more nearly 

 will he approach the desired standard, until he passes by insensible 

 shades into the fine, high-class carriage horse. 



Color is not considered in a lower class horse, unless perhaps in the 

 case of a very bad gray, as purchasers of this class usually go on the 

 theory that one color is as good as another, but as we approach more 

 nearly the high carriage class, there are several points to consider, 

 including that of color, which have an important effect on the price 

 of high-class horses. 



It is only by the infusion of draft blood that the size of our horses 

 can be increased, and while this is desirable there is danger that it 

 will also tend to make them too coarse. Care must be given to the 



