. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. ii6 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE organized to promote the purity of the breed, to register horses within the Perche only, and to publish a studbook from time to time. In 1890 the society passed a rule that all colts must be entered for registry between the ages of three and six months. At the time of registration a veterinarian appointed by the society is required to brand its official mark on the colt's neck, and this should always be found on imported Percheron horses registered by the French society. Volume I of the French studbook first appeared i
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. ii6 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE organized to promote the purity of the breed, to register horses within the Perche only, and to publish a studbook from time to time. In 1890 the society passed a rule that all colts must be entered for registry between the ages of three and six months. At the time of registration a veterinarian appointed by the society is required to brand its official mark on the colt's neck, and this should always be found on imported Percheron horses registered by the French society. Volume I of the French studbook first appeared in 1883, and at intervals since that time volumes have been published in two parts, one each for stallions and Fig. 43. Percheron futurity winners at the Ohio State Fair, 1917. These are year- ling horse colts. From photograph by the Columbus Photograph Service Company? By courtesy of Professor D. J. Kays American Percheron horse associations date back to 1876. At this time, owing to the 'common usage of the word " Norman," it was planned to organize the Norman Horse Association. French horses, known as Normans, had been used in the West some years, for as far back as 1854 Dillon and Company of Normal, Illi- nois, showed what they termed Normans. The word " Percheron " was also in use. J. H. Sanders had been made secretary of the new association, and he added the word " Percheron " to the title, so that it read Percheron-Norman Horse Association, and his action was approved. This was followed by some members withdrawing and organizing the National Register of Norman Horses, which was later changed to the National Register of French Draft Horses. With the organization in France of a Percheron society Digitized by Microsoft®. 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
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