Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-07
EUROPEAN HORSES

were established different parts the country very
years. became pedanc and abudy theoretical such
institutions always do when controlled by intelligent public
opinion.
Training schools education grooms supported
by very much approved by provincial councils
I'm the systematic copied from Germany France
divided breeding purposes twenty-five circles called
in official language eicumshn which fifteen hundred
stations, breeds considered suitable by the
central authorities travelled stood depo covering at nominal
fees Beside the official stations those of private individuals aP-
proved exempted heavy taxation and received state sub
ventions.
Ninety racc-meengs held in OF the year,
acehorscs steepechasers and competed supported
by funds partly provided by the and partly by munich
pal imposed by the official representatives OF the
this and costly machinery encouraging the
supply saddle and cavalry horses is little curious
quality heavy daugh trottng horses, which
posed posting and diligence studs before railways absorbed the
passenger traffic all the routes of France much
improved although they the class of horses that received the
least encouragement.
The demands the highest classes of riding and driving
horses continued to be supplied from England.
The supply cavalry horses remained insufficient whenever
the peace footing disturbed
A the attempts revive the breeds Of French we'll
hackneys prepared
incur the feeding the stock before they ready
sale any considerable number of gentlemen had been
ready buy and ride them.
I'm spite of the decided Encouragement the breeding Of
heavy carthorses the North and of mules in the M became
lourhing industry.
Official influence backed by the authority OF preec sub
prefects commanding officers officers gendamee and all the
army governments appointed agents.
the horse-breeding colts until the latest
selling department, while the draught
horses the great injury of beedng and all retained
entire.
decided by forty years govern
inspection government studs government stations and gov
prizes the breeding district
mandy grazing and dairy country where large still prevail
where the produce English blood Norman
supplied with the food and the required for rearing vgo
ful-sized stock.
"Spcaking numbers nearly forty years
$4,000 year have been expended by the French
prizes premiums the encouragement French horse breed
ing this be added the maintaining fifteen hundred
breeding farms prices paid
the troop-hoscs purchased ohe cavan ALL reasonable
estimate, less than 625O,OOo sterling per
There has been decided increase in the number of horses
bred in Franccan obvious Improvement already stated
quality heavy daught which money prizes we're
But at period these made
pnscs has able put troops
footing without esortng foreign mporaons and found
that the protective artificial price fixed cavalry horses almost
entirely put end the home trade Of horse dealers and drove
them make their purchases OF nag and light harneho
abroad has, therefore, been given up
In 1873 the minister estimated his requirements the
army and gendamcric $4,000 The breeders light and
medium horses formerly found difficulty in selling them, because,
before Observed there demand riding horses very
little demand for wcbcd harnesshorsc the small
luxurious upper classes Paris But this difficulty has been
by steady has been established $40
England for horses anil sood rds from any country Ad-
miabe horses for saddle and harness bred Normandy
which fetch very high prices the spot They have however the
defect being unsound when taken harness work
With they
in 1874 by decree the national assembly all the horses
and mules years old and upwards France be registered
and classified with the of making them available for public
service in time With this view the general commanding
each military division visit every and in the presence
OF the mayor all the animals This registration great
nuisance 1t sometimes lasts five days. and wanted home
have five miles with their horses The examination
only lasts few minutes but the delay grievance something
like calling army who liked the pay well for
doing nothing, but Cat least their ends) made griev
the nicL