Agriculture .. . are kept in service, receive an annual bonus from the governmentamounting to fromabout $75 to Si 50,according to theirbreeding a n d theirquality ; second, au-thorized are animalswhich are pronouncedof good quality andwort h y of p u b 1 i cpatronage, but are notregarded as sufficientlygood to deserve abounty. It is forbid-den by law to use forpublic s e r v i c e anystallion not authorizedby the government. The French stud book for this breed was establishedin 1833. From a short time previous to this date there has been a regularlyorganized system of testing t
Agriculture .. . are kept in service, receive an annual bonus from the governmentamounting to fromabout $75 to Si 50,according to theirbreeding a n d theirquality ; second, au-thorized are animalswhich are pronouncedof good quality andwort h y of p u b 1 i cpatronage, but are notregarded as sufficientlygood to deserve abounty. It is forbid-den by law to use forpublic s e r v i c e anystallion not authorizedby the government. The French stud book for this breed was establishedin 1833. From a short time previous to this date there has been a regularlyorganized system of testing the speed of these horses. In order to removethe temptation to sacrifice size to speed, a turf law was enacted excluding allhorses from public races that were less than 15I4 hands high. The Frenchraces are all for long distances, not less than two miles for young horses andfrom that up to three miles or more for mature horses. The French Coachhorses are all speeded under the saddle and always upon a sod track. In. Fig. 211. French Coach Stallion, Report Com. on. Live Stock, Columbian Exposition. 6i6 AGRICULTURE: answer to the question why they trot their horses on the sod, the Frenchsay : Because it necessitates a high, round knee action, the only trulybeautiful movement for a carriage horse ; also that high step shortens thestride,— speed must therefore be obtained by quicker movement. Thisstyle of action must be regarded as perfection in a carriage horse. French Coach horses are not what in this country would be regarded asfast. The usual time for races varying in length from two to three andthree-fourths miles is somewhat under 3 minutes per mile, while the besthorses make a mile in the races of these lengths in about 2 minutes 40seconds. The usual weight of the French Coach horse is from about 1,100 to 1,200 pounds. The mostcommon colors arebay, chestnut, andsorrel. They arecharacterized by afair rate of speed andgreat best horses ofthis breed appe
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