The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-31
GERMAN COACH HORSE.
HISTORY FOR PAST THREE
CENTURIES.

Since the sixteenth century the Gel
man each Horse has been recognized
as tirst-class coacher. Especially un-
der the reign of Anton Guenther
1908 1861, the breeding of this
class of horses hourished 10 a
high degree. That this breed was
highly appreciated is also proven in the
circumstances that these horses were
considerably used 10 that time for rince
ly presents Count Emo Ill, Of East
Friesland, in 1903, sent to King James, of
England, 1.-THE founder of more rational
system of horse breeding 10 that coun
try four German stations. Well au-
thenticated history tells US of careful
breeding of horses in this reign, and
since war has ceased to be an occupation
of the powerful mobiles and princes
many of them have made records in
improving the original good stock, and
bringing it 70 a degree of perfection
before unknown.
The Great German Coach Horses are
the finest coach horses in the world, the
result Of breeding 10 one line for a great
length of time. This is a coach horse of
the highest type. His points are ad-
vantageously placed with deep anc well
proportioned body, strong and clear bone
TN Ter the knee, and his feet open,
sound and tough. He possess, IS fine
knee action, lifts his feet high, which
gives eleg Ince to his pace and action;
he eaIrles his head well; his neck
being elevated and very rangy, long
and we'll cut up at throttle; fine ear,
we'll set; broad forehead. with large
Intelligent eye; fine disposition to
carly 10th tail and head high. They
run ia height fIom rs 10 1872 hands
high, weighing from 1850 to 14Jh
pounds They mature very Young and
are fit for work at two years oil, and
for breeding purpose they are horses
that produce all about one size, ell
dark, deep color, and are the only
genuine coach and general purpose
horse. No horse can stand for service
in Germany unless he either belongs
to the government OF has a certificate
of soundness, breeding and individual
appearance, issued by an examining
government committee. The owner of
commissioned stallion is liable to
prosecution If he has in the same stable
non commissioned stallion, although
he may be simply used for farm woIk.
When q horse has such certificate he
may stand for service anywhere in the
Empire,
Breeding in the last seven years
has fallen off to about % per cent, so
now is Just the time to breed good
horses for the market Every breeder
knows he must change and breed only
to good horses that produce like them
selves from all kinds of mares. and
if he can not find that kind of horse
he will not breed. The German Coach
Horse, being so purely and strongly
bred, reproduce themselves with won
derful certainty. and in the colt you
see almost the image of his sire. This
is not surprising when we know these
horses have been SO carefully hIed in
one line by the German government
for several hundred years, and are
pIobsbly the puIest bred horse that
i've. The get of these horses are the
horse that has long been wanted, and
suits the eye of everyone, as he has the
color, size. style action and finish.
Ostwind, a tull blood German Coach
Stallion Will make the season of 1905
at Harris IL Company's livery stable
IN Mt. Pleasant, Tenn, for $50 90
Money due when it is known that mare
is in foal or ownership has changed.
N. WEIGH, Owner,
Both phones. Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.