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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



terest in horse breeding. This eastern blood has been 

 fused with the horses of Oldenburg for over three and 

 one-half centuries. It is stated that a half century pre- 

 vious to this, annual fairs were held in Friesland, near 

 the border of Holland, v\^hich attracted much attention 

 by their horse shows and, no doubt, resulted in many 

 importations, as these events were attended by horse 



FIG. 87.— GERMAN COACH STALLION "NERO" 



merchants from Holland, Belgium and Germany. A 

 catalog of Prince Geo. Albrichts' stud, published in 1708, 

 showed importations from Turkey, Poland, Hungary, 

 Denmark, England and other countries. From this it 

 would seem that the German Coach horse was of mixed 

 ancestry. It does not appear, however, that the Ger- 

 mans made extended use of the English Thoroughbred in 

 the evolution of their horse, although trace of the blood 

 is plainly discernible. 



