The New York herald., 1877-09-12
THE CARRIAGE AND COACH HORSE.

From the Kentucky Live Stock Record, Sept s.
We should ike to see number of our farmers and
breeders return to tho rearing and breeding OF car
riuge and coach horses IL Is wonder. IRON tho
dcarlh scarcity OF fine coach teams and the prices
thoy command, that more people do not turn atten-
ton tho subject Breeding coach, carriage and
handsome coupe horses must pay handsomely for
yenrs couie tho demand is Tar IN excess Tho
supply. During the past fifteen years the high
prices trotters have commanded have turned most ol
onr farmers trottng mad, to the neglect OF the old
STYLE OF coach horses
since tho close OF the tho number OF persons In
the Eastern aud Northern states rich enough
TO Keep horses has Increased such mat the
demand tor coach carriage and coupe horses has lar out
stripped the supply. rhis can De seen by Il visit to
any of our large ci;ies rho Amer ican people have
love or toadness for fine horse, and rs soon they
acquire little wealth they want currage and horse
The demand for line coach and carriage horses lor
years 10 come VIII be 80 great that 1t viii pay hand
somey 10 breed aud rear them Besides England rs
opening up as market for line horses, and would
not be surprised to see the European demand for tine
horses take great Importance nike the trade Tor beef
| and cattle.
rho introduction OF tho C,ydesdalc ana Norman.
Pcrcheron into ths section Of the country would not
I help but rather inlure breed OF coach horses
Thcy uc too large their bones too sponsy aud sot to
stand hard macaiamized roads 10 gam style,
finish and gamey coach teams IL Is necessary
10 nave strong INFUSION oil thoroughbred
blood. Many tr0ting scattered through
the state oi kentucky possess all the requisites TO
| breed tho limo coach ana coupe horse but We can
not name them for fear OF giving offence TO some cx
trcmclY sensitive people But what Is wanted IN sir Q
OF coach horses plenty OF substance. well placed
deep and we'll propOrtioncl body strong and clean
boue under the open knee, sound and tough ee, with
1nc knee action, hitting their feet high aud ranging In
height from liieen three 10 sixteen and hall hands
| 1t Will not be out OF place 10 say that Alexandcr's
Edwin Forrest and his descendants furnish the best
specimens vi this class OF horse That VIC have mad for
years. fhis strain mingled with mares possessing d
strong infusion OF thoroughbred blood would make q
most capital cross and produce IN elegant and stylish
coach aud harness horse.
The srca. difficulty IN matching horses or hndng
pair OF good matched horses well Known to dealers.
Single horses of some style and nnish Gun be iound
but the great difficulty Is IN matching them. THIS IS
owing the miscellaneous way IN which horses have
been bred for tue last twony years. matched team,
sixteen hands high well made with stylc and finish,
hard 10 lind anu commahu u fancy price, whereas
nvo aud twenty years ago any number oi such teams
could be picked up IN Kentucky. Another cause OF
this lack OF coichcrs In owing 70 the mauia or breed
ing troltors which have been bred tar beyond their
demand II farmers viii turn their attention TO breed
ing line coach horses they will lind rcaUy lnarket l,
tho expense they annually incur In developing tue
speed OF young roncrs and do TO themselves and tho
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