Animals & Pets
Percheron horse
Charles du Hays · narrated by LibriVox volunteers
3h 3m$1.99
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The great grey horses of France pulled coaches, plows, and history itself. Charles du Hays, a devoted French breeder, tells the story of the Percheron: its origins in the ancient province of Le Perche, the qualities that made it prized across two continents, and the passionate work of preserving the breed. Translated for American readers during the great age of the draft horse, it is a loving portrait of strength in service. Horse lovers will find it a noble and rewarding listen.
Inside this audiobook
18 chapters
- 1Production, Rearing, and Improvement of the Percheron Horse7m
- 2Part First: Glance at Perche7m
- 3Sketch of the Percheron Race; Origin of the Percheron10m
- 4Modifications of the Percheron Race; His first Modification due to contact with the Brittany Race7m
- 5Conditions under which they are bred6m
- 6Causes of the Degeneracy of the Percheron Horse; Starting Point of this Degeneration4m
- 7Part Second: Of the Means of Regenerating the Percheron Horse; Regeneration of the Percheron Breed3m
- 8Regeneration of the Breed through itself or by Selection10m
- 9Consanguinity5m
- 10Ought the gray coat of the Percheron to be inflexibly maintained?6m
- 11Preserve pure, and without Mixture the three Types of the Percheron Race—the Light Horse, the Draft-Horse, the Intermediate Horse10m
- 12Improvement of the Breed by means of Foreign Crossings7m
- 13The Arab Cross29m
- 14The English Cross19m
- 15Improvement by means of the Stud-book10m
- 16Part Third: Information to Strangers wishing to buy Percheron Horses5m
- 17Food and Breeding20m
- 18Trade. Glance at the most celebrated Breeding Districts; Speed and Bottom of the Percheron Horse; Tests of Speed of the Percheron Horse; Tests of Endurance of the Percheron Horse15m
