Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
THE ENGLISH DRAFT,
COACHERS.

The Coachers are distinct breed of
recent English origin, bred long enough
to make their progeny distinct. uni
form, and easily matched. They are
brown, black or bay, about 400 lbs,
16f hands high, long bodied, with long,
sloping quarters, long arched neck,
fleet, capable and powerful They
mature very early, and, at three years
old, are in greatrequest by the city
market buyers who pay from $500 to
5000 per pair and sell them for twice
as much. They are cross of the
Cleveland Bay and thoroughbred, and
may be reproduced in this country, by
a cross of the Cleveland Bay and Nor
gan
THE CLEVELAND BAY.
Bay, 16! hands, 1850 lbs, long, rangy,
high-headed, high steppers, fast walk.
ers, strong pullers, and great travellers,
good for ten miles an hour with a car
rage load or fine with wagon load; a
fine carriage horse, noble draft horse,
and magnificent for all purpose farm
horse; he must be the coming morse.
When Virginia imported the thor
oughbred New England imported the
Cleveland and laid the foundation of a
stock in the North twice as valuable as
in the South. A fresh infusion of the
New English Cevelands--much smaller
and faster than that of old will give
us Just the horse We need.
THE NORMAN.
The Norman is gray or black, 169
hands, 100 lbs; he is blocky, compact,
close ribbed, short necked, with high
head, clear eye, fine ear, expanded
nostrils, broad breast, powerful legs,
and immense muscles. He is de-
scended from sires as well as dams
that are worked. La France the
horses are ali kept entire, and those OF
most value are kept for breeding, but
are still put to hard work, and made
and kept strong, hardy, healthy, quiet
and well broken. Like produced like,
and the stock is tie most powerful,
docie and useful in France. The Nor
man is the general favorite, imported
more than all other horses, and sliked
better and better the more he is
known. His colts sell better the more
there are of them. A shipper has just
paid from 1925 TO $500 each for car
load at Bloomington.
THE CLYDESDALES.
The Clydesdales are strain of the
English draft horses, of recent origin in
Scotland, descended from a..black horse
of extraordinary symmetry and vigor
and Of special potency in transmission
They are black, bay or brindle, with
ankles and face often white, about II
hands, and 1000 pounds, bodies loll
and remarkably cylindrical from end
to end; legs large, round and hairy
often having a sort of name on the fet
locks covering the hoofs. They are
remarkably quiet and docile, even
workers, staunch, and mighty. They
nick remarkably well with common
roadster mares; one-fourth and one
eighth bloods often showing fine hair
color and style, with size and power
Where he can be all utilized, a high
grade Clyde gives promise of an i'm
mense amount of work, with very little
driving. He often weighs over $500
| ENGLISH SHIRE HORSES.
The English Shire bred draft horse,
somewha. resemble the Clydesdales
Dealers frequently sell them for Clydes
dales, because the latter command {
higher price in the market, The Eng
iisn Shire horses are powerfully built
strong limbed, heavy boHed, compact
close coupled muscular formed animals
weighing from 1900 to 1000 lbs. They
are well adapted for large drays or lum
Der wagons, where great weight anc
power are required to steady and move
large loads of ,erchandise or minerals
at moderate place. The English
Shires have oeen crossed with the
Scotch Clyde sdale, and this is claimed
to have produced a family superior to
either breed. The cross of the Scotch
sire with the English mare is Claimed