. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE PERCHERON 99 borders of La Perche, in 1714, and the other at Pompadour in 175 5. These were destroyed during the revolution, but were restored by Napoleon in 1806, and have ever since remained important breeding studs, where the Percheron has been greatly improved. About 1775 Madame du Barry, of Paris, received a gift of a pair of. Fig. 35. A fine example of Percheron type and character. From photograph by John W. Hills Danish horses. These became popular, and later others of the same sort were taken to Normandy. Then English stock was introd
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE PERCHERON 99 borders of La Perche, in 1714, and the other at Pompadour in 175 5. These were destroyed during the revolution, but were restored by Napoleon in 1806, and have ever since remained important breeding studs, where the Percheron has been greatly improved. About 1775 Madame du Barry, of Paris, received a gift of a pair of. Fig. 35. A fine example of Percheron type and character. From photograph by John W. Hills Danish horses. These became popular, and later others of the same sort were taken to Normandy. Then English stock was introduced, and horses also came in from adjoining districts and from Belgium. In 1820 two Arabian stallions, Godolphin and Gal- lipoli, from the government stud at Le Pin, were used on French mares. These sires were gray, and no doubt had considerable influence in developing the gray color among the horses of La. 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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