Mower County transcript., 1890-12-10
THE CLEVELAND. BAY,
The Engiish Coaoh Horse Described b,
Secretary Sterlckar r..

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secretary 6terlcker.
The general scharacteristics 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 a tirstclass 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
moro recently.established breeds of
coach horses to produce uniform color
and type In their offspring having made
many convert' to the old and firmly
established Cleveland Bay. Crossed on
mares OF entirely different character his
progeny show his poten tiality in their
unvary1ng color and form, making
them easily mated and good to soil at
remunerative prices. Their lofty style
and noble carriage commend them to
the wealthy as the finest large coach
horse extant, and their free, bold &C.
tion, endurance, size and power place
them right at the front for coaching and
farm work.
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; have four
year-old horse that I think would suit
you. but can not spare him yet; he is
the best horse have on the place, and
can stand moro heat and work than any
horse ever owned. My son, who ie
working him, will be homo in few
minutes, and then you can see him."
waited and saw the horse-a typical
coach horse, and ono would have paid
o very handsome price for. Notwith-
standing the heat and hard work when
trotted out his head and tail went up in
a 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.
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
q 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 ,
carload or two to England during No.
vember next and should this venture
prove as satisfactory as we anticipate
we expect to make it as much part of
our business as importing full-blooded
stock for breeding purposes. If we draw
on England for a large percentage of
| our breeding stations it is only fair
her portion Of our good roadsters and
coach horses. 1t is not difficult roat-
ter to ''pick up" any number Of the
former, but the latter are not so easy to
! fine. l have been on more than one
| wild-goose chase to soc what were de-
| scribed as No. teams of coach horses,
and when have got to see them found
they were not coach horses at all, in
the proper sense of the term. I have
found the only way to get well-mated
horses of good color, style and size, ia
to 60 into neighborhood 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 II farmers will
! breed their light mares to good Cleve-
land Bay they will have some good
coach horses to market at no very dis
tant day.-Breeder's Gazette.