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THE
PERCHERON
HORSE.


THE

PERCHERON HORSE.


TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

OF

CHARLES DU HUŸS,

AUTHOR OF THE “DICTIONARY OF THE PURE RACE;” “TROTTERS;” “THE BOOK
OF THE RACES;” “THE MERLERAULL;” “THE HORSE-BREEDER’S GUIDE;” ETC.



ILLUSTRATED.


NEW YORK:
ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY,
245 BROADWAY.


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by

ORANGE JUDD & CO.,

At the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New-York.



Lovejoy, Son & Co.,
Electrotypers & Stereotypers
,
15 Vandewater Street, N. Y.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Decoration
Production, Rearing, and Improvement of the Percheron Horse7
PART FIRST.
Greatness and Decline of the Percherons.
ChapterI.—Glance at Perche11
ChapterII.—Sketch of the Percheron Race14
ChapterIII.—Origin of the Percheron17
ChapterIV.—Modifications of the Percheron Race20
ChapterV.—His first Modification due to contact with the Brittany Race21
ChapterVI.—Conditions under which they are bred23
ChapterVII.—Causes of the Degeneracy of the Percheron Horse26
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