New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
THE CI4yTS or TIE DP1y.
PERcHERON HORSES IN NEw-YoIK--ME. RABBITS
STABLE.

PERCHERON HORSES IN NEM-i0EK--ME RABBITS
STABLE.
The stables of Bonner and Vanderbilt. with
their contents OF Qapercd pets OF the road nave peeh
often described I'm print No seems 10 have thought
OF looking elsewhere for information on the subject OK
horses than 10 establishments whore the flyers abound
reporter who dropped by chance into the great stables
OF g. T. Rabbit in Washin gton-st was surprised 10 Ind
horse palace almost The equal 0f any of the homes 81
the trotters and fully Interesting The ~ioais were
not slender mbed long ncckcd racers bu ln""eo'h-
bodied draft horses Of Norman Pcrcbsroh bTefd-
There twenty Of these great beasts that are erd lof
with as much pride as 81 they were good for 2;Io ia
speed Slow in notion immense In strength, With srcAt
neck and shoulders heavy jaws and legs ike mi posts
these gentleeyed giants ot the horse world are curious
study Mr.. Rabbit bought pair OF NORMAN l"Tch'foh
horses from Chicago stock raiser about eight years ago.
These stl his farm at Bedford, y. - where no
others have been bred. II has been sol % hobby win
Mr. Rabbit 10 surround these animals with all the n11-
res OF horse Kingdom and that he has succeoded BIS
stables give every evidence.
Isaac H. Dahlman whose extensive stables are ~ Last
Twenty fourthst, has been the principal importer OK
the percheron stock for several years with view OK
asccraining the points OF the PcrchCrOns aad tue cht
of their introduction this country, reporter Yesterday
engaged Mr.. Dahlman in quiet chat on he subject.
Said he:
I've now handle about forty Of these large draft horses
per week They are bred IL Ohio, Indiana Iih"s ana
Iowa, being from original lDpof,a"hN. w
port the stations and sell let 10 breeders III August
aud December we brought over from France i"cnty-
three Of the Norman and coach brced- Tie Nor
So 600 The cross from the Norman range IN weight
from 200 TO 200 pounds and sells ai 800 to f3po
They all sold for draft purposes, FOR when ey are
the top OF the heap. They stand our climate wei "io
good tempered; early OF understanding; bFeIA ana u"lh
easy They such enormous eaters rs one ""nh
suppose and they pull the biggest loads lhey are
the best weather horses that we get ~ New orr
The brewers using them extensively IN that &c
count They won't have a Clydcsdale II they know H.
Vac hand lie oil of
reached total Of IL 900. We get horse from al
over tho Wcst-a good many from Kentucky. The breed
ing from French coach stations pTOmiSe- Ia he big
feature The characteristic OF that strain j. hle action
The Norman is good farm horse as well a. dst
but IL Is to tho latter that he Il best adapted.
At the American Horse Exchange man wei informed
OH such matters said:
Raising heavy draft horses probably yields the most
money at present the capital invested u TIE hg
money OF tho near future is for those who fnnlsh
stylish horse. The importation OF draft stations
has greatly Increased tho value OF our farm horses pat as
the farm hack past approaches too the pure
bOOdcd draft horse by just much he loses value as
farm horse. The ll-bOOded Norman PcrceFoD though
useful crossing with native mares, 10 give Increased
weight IL wholly undesirable himself as farm morse,
being clumsy where much sprighness Is needed Tor Inc
general work OF agrcuure. There Is already reaction
in favor OF horses of lighter weight and more activity for
country For slow heavy work IN city me large
have their highest sphere OF use Inc Goe
for all purposeswhich is the horse We are always ook-
ing foris neither largo small but substantial, with
breed such animals IN steady strain VIII make hs or
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