THE BREEDING OF ANIMALS, IN GENERAL 87 



Bred (trotting or pacing) horses the stallion Gambetta Wilks, 

 4659, has two hundred and four standard performers ; Onward, 

 1411, has one hundred and ninety-eight ; Allerton, 5128, has one 



Fig. 39. — "Decorateur, " French Coach Stallion. 



The French coach hor.se is a native of France. This breed is similar to the 

 Hackney, but possessing more bone and substance and lacking much of the 

 flashy action. In weight stallions vary from 1100 to 1400 pounds, with mares 

 100 to 200 pounds lighter. The height varies from 15 to 16y2 hands. Bays 

 and browns are the most popular colors, although there are many blacks and 

 chestnuts. 



hundred and ninety; and there are more than a score with over 

 one hundred. The importance of this high fertility, from a 

 profitable point of view, need not be dwelt upon. 



