Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-08-07
ALL ABOUT HORSES.
An Interesting Chat With mn Expert
i'm Equine Excellence.

III Equine EACeAlcnCes
II suppose, /" said welI-known horse
dealer to a Boston GJo5s reporter, ''that,
for carriage HOSES, there's nothing
fner'n English cleveland bays We
have some in this country, though
they're scarce an centrally called coach
hosses. They are called as they are
cause Of their bay color and black
points, an average Of sixteen to seven
teen hands high. The first one ever
saw see in Canada, an imported one.
They are high steppers, have small
heads an arching necks, an are of good
style an appearance Their trottilg &C.
ton is from the shoulder, and pair Of
'em 'llrattle off a heavy barouche in fine
shape, l tell you. A good pair would
bring from So, coo to s4, 900; but yoi
can't get many Of 'em, cause they're not
to be had. Have the right kind, matched
up close and they would bring almost
any price-such fellows as Vanderbilt
would buy 'em.n
Some people say that the French
coaching stations that are being brought
to this country have too much Of the
Percheron, or cart-horse strain in them
Do you think so2"
ono, don't. There i no better bred
horse than genuine coaching stallion,
an believe Dahlman, Of New York, has
done as much as any man in the country
to improve AfEcriean horses, both coach
and draft. He's brought over this year
( thirty-one coaching stations, beside his
Norman stations They was mostly
chestnuts, and very high-knee actors,
standin' 16 to 16.2 hands high. He has
'em in York state. Ohio Illinois aud
Michigan. They sold as high as SO, 500
each. Dahlman bought 'em of the
French government, for they are the
/ very best to be had. He also brought
over thirteen mares. They are such
hosses, you know, as you'd stop to look
at on the street; high knee action an
lots of STYLE what the French like.
They was all blood bosses; every one
that handles bosses knows what they
are. When l was in New York 1 see
the French working stallion Incroyable,
which Dahlman sold to Vanderbilt. He
was a three -year-old, sixteen hands high,
gentle as a kitten, and as fine horse for
his age is I ever saw in my life. Good
stations don't amount to much, however,
if you haven't got good mares. A good
many people don't seem to bear that in
mind"
I" How about lighter blooded stockln
''Well, some Of the finest Is to Is. 8
hand high horses, for such vehicles as
J T-carts, dog-carts, phaetons, etc, come
/ from Kentucky. They are better than
most of the others, because they have the
blood That'l tell, every time. Some
very fair ones of this class, cob-built,
come from Maine. Everybody likes that
build of hoss if he has good action. They
I are an easy kept hoss, an hoss that
wears better than these ong-legged,
i loose-made hosses. They are just the
kind for four-in-hand, in fact they are
good anywhere; fine, general-purpose
/ bosses, They are worth from $500 to
\ 50, 500 a pair, according to style, action,
and quality. For lady's phaeton you
want hoss little smaller. one about
al to Is hands high, Of Morgan build
A fast Eoss that is too small for racing is
very good for this purpose"
Too smalls"
eyes, a good many fast horses are too
small to stand the work OF race-course.
1 You occasionally find very fast small
horses. but where you'll find one fast one
I 145 hands high you'll find ten hand
higher. They hain't got the foot to
carry 'em; they can't get there as
bigger hoss. Good looks is a mighty i'm
portant consideration in lady's pheton
hoss. "A lady is sure to want boss with
long name an tail, archin' neck: SILKY
coat, ETC., an such hosses are rare.
Maine is good place to look for 'em,
and they'll bring from $500 to s50e
apiece"
I ''How about trotting horses2"
''Well, man needn't pay so much for
a trotter, unless be wants one that can 60
better'n 80. If he's satisfied with one
that viii trot in the neighborhood Of
2 .45, he can get one for 800 or less
When you get below 2 80 there amt no
regular price; its regulated by the Gus
toner. OF course you know some Of the
fastest Of EN- have brought enormous
prices-as high as $50, 900"