Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-04-05

~sr;t0 Of the different breeds OF
draft horses that are being bred IN
the limited States and Canadas.
In order that the facts might be
known to the people, that they
might pursue the most profitable
course of breeding, representatives
Of the Tribune were instructed 10
procure of the well-known and lead,
inc dealers in the New York and
Chicago horse markets information
upon
THE FOLLOWING POINTS
If they handled draft horses to
anv extent. what breeds they han
dled. OF which particular breed
thew sold most. Why they sold
most of that breed. If the horses .
of that breed were possessed Of OF
more endurance than others. 1t
thew had better feet and lasted long
er on the city pavements. II they
commanded higher prices. Or what
were the reasons Tor this particular
breed being the favorlte'
In order to avoid mystltylnIg
those persons not versed IN the
different names often applied to the
same breeds, we will explain briefly
bv stating that those ciassed as
Clvdesdaies are mostly the pro-
dnce of horses imported direct from
Scotland. or bred in Canada and
imported to the United States
Under the head of English horses
are comprised the large Lincoln c. |,
shire, the YOrkshires, the Suffolk
and other strains. !,
The French breeds are composed
of the Percherons, the Bretons. and
the Boulonnais. In this country
people distinguish them as Perch
erons, Percheron- Normans' Norman
Percherons, Normans, and French
horses. The pare-breds are all
recorded, or are eligible fer entry;
in The PercherOn-Norman Stud
Book =,
The Percherons are considered
superior TO all the French families,
and at the Universal Exposition OF
1878, and at all the great shows OF
France for years, they have carried
off the prizes.
The result OF the interview was
as follows:
ISAAC IL. DAHLMAN,
Of Nos. 2O9 and 211 East Twenty
fourth street, New York CITY, be
ing called upon, requested the scribe
to call in the evening, as he was
too busy to give any time during
the day. In nversatiOn with
other dealers it was learned that
Mr.. 1. II. Dahlman is by far the
most extensive dealer in the New
York horse market, and in fact IN
the country. Nearly all the dealers
called upon referred TO him as the
highest authority on hOrsehesh-
Calling in the evening Mr.
Dahlman said:
j handle between 5000 and 10,
600 horses annually oil my own
account. Do not handle horses on
commission for other people. These
include all kinds OF hOrses,--drIi:,
coach, driving, trotting, and rail.
road horses. Between 2,5OO and
5000 OF these are heavy draft bor-
ses. Of the draft horses | handle,
the great proportion, nearly all, are
Norman-Percherons. These Nor
man-Perchcrons are docile, In;elli-
gent, broad bet +" cen the eyes, and
have some brain. They Me easily
broken, and are steady i'll harness. -
meaning that they don't fet when
they do their work. They are pow
erful horses and compactly built,
short in the back, deep in the body
and bread in the chest. This gives
them what We call "a good dinner
basket
The Norman -PercheroDs have the
best feet of any horse in America.
They have \ high cup foot. Their
feet will stand work on the pave
ment better than those OF any other
breed. They are short-coated and
thin skinned, and stand the hot
weather the best of any breed. Our
heavy draft horses here have the
hardest work in hot weather. The
Norman Percberons generally give
the best satisfaction TO the people
who buy them TO wear out. They
are very fine developed for their
ages. / put them into the harvest
work at tour years old, and they
stand it. am buying them as old
as I can get them, but can not get
them over four years old. l buy
these horses because they give the
best satisfaction to my customers.
Il don't want it understood that
all Norman horses have the good
qualities. / have seen some impoi-
ted that were as bad shaped horses
as could be found. Some are what
i call 'nisger-toed.'-to long in
the bach, and very narrow-wa'sfed.
They were not worth their lie gh
!r,m France here. That class o
horses is only imported by people
who have no judgment, who buy
a. cell and pot 10 breed. III a man