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Title: Island Home stud of Percheron horses : Island Home Stock Farm, Grosse Ile, Wayne Co., Mich. ... : Savage & Farnum, proprietors
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Savage & Farnum Island Home Stock Farm (Grosse Ile, Mich.)
Subjects: Island Home Stock Farm (Grosse Ile, Mich.) Horses Percheron horse Percheron horse Percheron horse
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : John F. Eby & Co.
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
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pedigree see page 27); dam Lizette byWaterloo 2199 (733), he by Jean Bart (716), he by Bayard. A most remarkable colt withexcellent feet, clean nervy limbs, a fine loin and quarter, prominent eye, dishing andintelligent face, with a very heavy mane and tail, and notwithstanding his great size, heis a very clean cut symmetrical animal. PEUVIOSE 3755 (6§3).(Recorded with pedigree in the Percheron Stud-Books of France and America.)Dark grey; 15f hands; weight, 1,690 lbs.; foaled 1882; imported 1884; got by Nar-bonne 1334 (777), he by Brilliant 1899 (756), he by Coco II (714), (for extension of pedi-gree see page 27); dam Paquerette by Superior454 (730), he by Favori I (711), for exten-sion of pedigree see page 27). A compact yet stylish and very active horse, full of vigorand energy. In general form his harmony of proportion is rarely equaled, being unusuallygood in almost every point, is an extra good walker, and trots at a very rapid gait forsuch a heavy horse. (For cut see page 21.)
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IWILA^^O 2654 (1260). (For pedigree see page 32.) PERCHERON HORSES. 35 POMIPEl 2635 (1127). (Recorded with pedigree in the Percheron Stud-Books of France and America. ) Grey; 15; hands; weight, l.^GO lbs.; foaled 1883; imported 1883; got by Sandi 1930(1079), he by Nogent 738 (729), he by Vidocq 483 (732). he by Coco II (714), (for extensionof pedigree see page 27); dam Rosalie by Bijou, he by Favori I (711), (for extension ofpedigree see page 27). Pompey is well formed with many unusally well developedpoints, well muscled, good strong bone and feet of the very best quality, walks well andtrots with great spirit. REBfFORTH 2659 (1225). (Recorded with pedigree in the Percheron Stud-Books of France and America.) Brown bay; 16 hands; weight, 1,595 lbs.; foaled 1882; imported 1883; got by Cato2002 (931), he by Confidence 920 (763), he by Favora 666 (725), he by Favori I (711), (forextension of pedigree see page 27); dam Lizette by Vidocq 483 (732), he by Coco II (714),(for extension of ped

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