. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 138 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE feet so severely criticised as does the Belgian. If one may judge from the specimens exhibited in America, there is reason in this objection. In action the Belgian is somewhat slow, though some remarkable actors have been seen in our shows. Omer, the cham- pion of the International Live Stock Show of 1903, imported by McLaughlin Brothers, has a stride and style most unusual in a draft horse of any breed. In color the chestnut is the most. Fig. 51. Omer 1269. A prominent prize-winning Belgian stallion, imported and exh
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 138 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE feet so severely criticised as does the Belgian. If one may judge from the specimens exhibited in America, there is reason in this objection. In action the Belgian is somewhat slow, though some remarkable actors have been seen in our shows. Omer, the cham- pion of the International Live Stock Show of 1903, imported by McLaughlin Brothers, has a stride and style most unusual in a draft horse of any breed. In color the chestnut is the most. Fig. 51. Omer 1269. A prominent prize-winning Belgian stallion, imported and exhibited by McLaughlin Bros., Columbus, Ohio. First in class and grand champion of the breed in 1903 at International Live Stock Exposition. Photograph by author popular, although bays, bay browns, and roans are more or less frequent. Grays are not in favor either at home or abroad. The height and weight vary. M. Albert Van Schelle, the special commissioner from Belgium in charge of the exhibit of Belgian Draft horses at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, classes the horses of Belgium into three types accord- ing to the sections of the country to which they belong. Those. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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