Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-14

factory. going away in a slashing
walk, with 5000 kilo 10000 pounds)
on paved roads. While he is great
domestic, like his master he is a prod
igy in war. These are the cavalry
horses Of which history tells in the
France -Prussian war. They were so
intelligent, gorgeous and feet Of foot
that in meeting a French troop Of
horses they could charge them, re-
charge and charge again before the
French troops could turn for action.
The demand for these horses will
be best understood when we know
that great number OF them are sold
every year in France, Italy, Switzer-
land, Belgium, England, Russia, Aus
tria and South America. No horse
stands so high in the opinion of a
South American as a prepotent sire
as the German Coach horse. The
past few years they have been i'm
ported to North America and they
are most rapidly coming to the front
and their wonderful merits recog-
niZed.
As we, in America, after being baf-
fled in breeding, use full coachers and
driving horses from various cold
blooded European coaching breeds,
some of which are made up of draft
breeds from one side, we haye been
forced to the opinion that no breed
of coach or road-horses are of any
value ON the American farm to breed
unless their breeding be based
upon AN Oriental or English
thoroughbred foundation, and as we
find the German Coacher so founded
and established, we naturally turn to
them as the long-looked-for breed
from which we expect to rear the
much sought for American carriage
horse. AS soon as their colts are
old enough to be known, hitched and
preparation the market, we may ex-
pect and be sure of the greatest boom
that we have ever experienced on
any European breed of horses in
America.
In the States of Indiana and Illi-
nois where the German Coacher has
been introduced a few years hence
and where breeders have one, two
and three year old colts bred from
the German Coach stallion and
American mares they are already
realizing wonderful prices if they
want to sell those colts. Within the
last two weeks two eight months old
colts were sold near Lafayette, Ind. =,
one for $110 and the other one at 500,
the latter by j. Crouch g. Son at
Lafayette, Ind.
Ohio now has but nine German
Coach stations, Kentucky not more
than one, while many States of the
Union have none as yet. These stall
lions are somewhat scarce yet as our
breeders will see. But we in Henry
county are lucky, not only have we
one of the nine German Coach stall
lions now owned in the State of Ohio,
but we can boast Of having as fine a
one as ever was imported to this
country. The stallion ''Premier, ;,
now owned by II. Kobe 81 Son, is
1853 hands high and weighs 1880
pounds, which is above the average,
and nearly one of the heaviest Coach
stations known.
We are not able to give the stall
lions picture this time but may be
able to do so by next week. In the
meanwhile our readers will have q
chance to see the great horse at DR..
Karl II. Kolbe's livery barn at Napo-
leon, Ohio, where they wall welcome
guests, and full information will be
given If desired. Anyone having a
good brood mare should study
about the matter of raising q Coach
er. Other horses may be cheaper, as
they really are, but Coachers bring
good prices now and always will. AS
soon as they can be marketed YOU
will see boom in horses in this To-
| cality,