Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-30

Look, what should have, he did not Lack
Save a proud rider SO proud back"
THE Spanish already touched upon the English
chapter In this will describe the horses
the other Europe beginning with those France This
chapter will be largely taken Mr. Sdney Book the Horse
work published by Sidney which reached its third
edition and which particularly complete in regard to modern
European horses.
TIE FRENCH HORSE
years ago all that would be likely interest English
subject French horses might have been comprised
in three paragaph-wc imported no French horses we eX-
ported every few of the best blood and action
The expectation hgcass English horses appears have
menced early the reign Henri w. and has continued
when interrupted by But this importation has
generally been important quality than for number Indeed
under the fashion by the late Emperor of the French higher
prices Paris than in London Sbar whether
for harness riding For than forty the of
the national studs of France have almost every purchased
thoroughbred and habred English horses and
purposes but the department Of their
has only when has been necessary put the cavalry
and artillery a footing
after 1872 the export of French horses England assumed
great commercial Importance SO late 1870 Pcrcheon stall
onavcd from the roasting spit during the siege OF Paris which
had medals honor whenever they had been exhibited
their count-were passed the judges the Agcu
Show quite unworthy notice. and only
appeal medals awarded them
hospitality, the character OF distressed foreigners Since that
date have been only glad anything in the shape
French omnibus horse work Omnibuses
1T that than twenty years before the Franco Ger
a large carthorses the Continent imported
chiefly by Mr. Henry Dodd great dust the London
trade who France and Holland the suggestion of
Mr. Shbeer the founder of the London omnibus system But
1874 the importation French omnibus horses and what
otng draughhorscs has increased rapidly that
1872 the London demands alone reached In the following
year the stables THE General Omnibus company almost
rey recruited from France and Belgium and nearly all the horses
purchased for the observation-disclosures
Boulonnais, and Perchcrons.
The horse stock of France about three Millions
and has for than century preserved the proportion to
the number the population, except time of when has
always been unequal the demand although the character the
bred changed very remarkable under the
huence of changed institutions and altered systems of cultivation
The inclination the modern French farmers except
restricted districts breed carthoe that
slowly these peace prevails they likely produce
plentiful supply; but there always has been notable dcc
en sadchorses cavalry horses and horses light harness.
spite extraordinary made and extraordinary expenses
cured by governments for the purpose of encouraging
their production.
"Ircvous to wars Revolution France
possessed Ardcnne the i have English synonym
word) Fyrcnees the plains
Tarbes tribes webred horses the the
cavalry defeated dispersed d. 1872
by Charles Mac These we're cultivated and improved by the
blood OF Oriental rcs imported by way Marseies for the
and of the French nobility before the centrasng system
Louis XIV had ured them their country sports,
duties to hover round the Of IL Grand Mnque and his
successors
The Limousn according the description medieval
authors the gcntemans possible imagine,
bred the parks and the farms of the descendants OF the Crusa-
der but the time of Louis XIV had begun dcteroratc
having fusons of the choicest Oriental blood
Attempts uniuly conducted with Arab English
Spanish blood resulted destroying the original character
the Lmousn The English boodhorse gave size the Spanards
action, but the did hit A large importation OF
Arabs in the reign Louis XVI thought revived
character the but the dcuge the Revolution 1880
away with thousand abuses every attempt agricultural
beyond the peasants and the peasants spade
Napoleon tried the ancient goes of the by
poaon Egyptian stations, but the
duCeU nd for useful
Formerly writes LmOusin gentleman, riding horseback
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