the strength of the studs at the beginning of 1905. The 



stallions, it will be noticed, are divided into three classes : — 



I Thoroughbreds ... ... ... 244 



Thoroughbreds ... J Arabs ... ... ... ... 102 



( Anglo- Arabs* 233 



Southern Half-bredsi 200 



Normans and Vendeans ... 1,451 



Not Thoroughbreds... <[ Qualified Trottersl 307 



English Hackneys ... ... 120 



English Hackneys — Cross-bred § 74 



Percherons ... ... ... 301 



Boulonnais ... ... ... 71 



Ardennes ... ... ... ... 98 



Bretons ... ... ... ... 66 



Draught 



3,267 



Comparing the numbers of stallions of various breeds 

 in 1899 with those owned by the Republic in 1905, some 

 interesting and suggestive facts appear. There is a decrease 

 in the number of Thoroughbred sires, as the following figures 



show : — 



1899 1905 Decrrask 



Thoroughbreds 262 244 18 



Arabs 105 102 3 



Anglo-Arabs 260 233 27 



Now let us see how other light breeds stand : — 



1899 1905 Increase 



Normans and Vendean stallions 1,354 i'45i 67 



Qualified Trotters 261 307 46 



English Hackneys 71 120 49 



Hackneys — Cross-bred ... 78 74 4 



' Cross between English Thoroughbred and Arab. 



t Southern {du Midi) horses are bred in the Tarbes district and have 

 a strong strain of Arab blood. 



X Certified to have trotted one kilometre (about 5 furlongs) in 

 I minute 40 seconds. These horses have been graded up from Hackney 

 sires which were imported from England forty or fifty years ago. 



\ Cross between English Hackneys and Hunter mares imported from 

 England. 



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