The Republican., 1890-12-05
THE CLEVELAND BAY,
Tho English Coach Horse Described by
Secretary Sterlcker.

Tho English Coach Horse Described by
Secretary Sterlcker.
The general characteristics of the
Cleveland Bay horse have so often been
described that it is not necessary to re-
peat them here; suffice it to say that
as first-class coach and general-pur-
pose horse he not only maintains his
ground, but is to-day greater favorite
than he ever was, the failure of the
more recently-established breeds OF
coach horses to produce a uniform color
and type in their offspring having made
many cOnverti to the old and firmly
established Cleveland Bay. Crossed on
mares of entirely different character his
progeny show his potentiality in their
unvarying color and form, making
them easily mated and good to sell at
remunerative prices. Their lofty style
and noble carriage commend them to
the wealthy as the finest largo coach
horse extant, and their free, bold ac-
tion, endurance, size and power place
them right at the front for coaching and
farm work.
l had occasion during the hottest
weather of the past summer to be look
ing for some good teams of coach horses,
and stopping alta farmers whom knew
had been breeding to Cleveland Bay
asked if he had any thing likely to suit
me. He said: why, yes; l have a four.
year-old horse that l think would suit
you, but / can not spare him yet; he is
the best horse | have on the place, and
can stand more heat and work than any
horse ever owned. My son, who is
working him, will be home in few
minutes, and then you can see him."
waited and saw the horse-a typical
coach horse, and ono I would have paid
a very handsome price for. Notwith-
standing the heat and hard work when
urotted out his head and tail went up in
manner that indicated the true char
acter of the animal which would have
been just as much in his place in the
family carriage as he was on the farm.
1 have found teams of well-mated
half-blood geldings good to sell, and
have sold quite number this summer
at excellent figures, and have covered
large area of country, some having
gone to Connecticut and others as far
west as Old Mexico.
Still greater demand exists in
Europe, and SO satisfactory do we con-
| slider the get of the Cleveland Bay
coupled with ordinary mares that we
have made arrangements for shipping a
/ carload or two to England during No
vember next, and should this venture
I prove as satisfactory as wo anticipate
we expect to make it as much part of
our business as importing fullblooded
stock for breeding purposes. If we draw
on England for large percentage of
our breeding stations it is only fair
that we should reciprocate by sending
her a portion of our good roadsters and
coach horses. 1t is not difficult mat
ter to pick up" any number of the
former, but tho latter are not so easy to
fine. / have been on more than one
wild-goose chase to see what were de-
scribed as No. teams of coach horses,
and when | have got to SEQ them found
| they were not coach horses at all, in
the proper sense of the term. | have
found the only way to get well-mated
horses of good color, style and size, is
to go into a neigh borhood where good
Cleveland Bay has been kept. and there
/ can find just what the market calls for.
| There is no doubt it takes little more
| Judgment to breed coach horse than
it does draft horse, but if farmers will
breed their light mares to a good Cleve-
land Bay they will have some good
coach horses to market at no very dis
tant ay.-Breeder's Gazette.