The Percheron Horse In America

Whitewater, WI: Heart Prairie Press. New in New dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0962266353 . Cover is beige with black lettering on the front and spine. Endpapers have b/w photo of percherons doing farm work. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with 100 b/w photos. "The Percheron draft horse breed was introduced into America in the middle of the 19th century [from France]. By the early part of the 20th Century Percherons had become the predominant draft horse in America, outnumbering all other breeds, combined, by a margin of more than 3 to 1. Chapters are: Looking Back at the Percheron; A Breed Born in Battle; Arriving in the New World; History of the Percheron Association of America; Prominent Figures; appendices--Timeline of Percheron History; Premier Sires, etc. Wonderful book about a magnificent draft breed, now a minority of the draft horses in America. If you've ever had a chance to see these horses being driven singly, as a pair, unicorn, 4 in hand, or 6 in hand; felt the earth tremble as they move off, see the wind blowing through their lovely feathers as they trot in that fluid, graceful stride, you'll understand the passion that still exists for these horses. Scarce title. ; B&W Photographs; 7 1/2 x 10; 162 pages; Cover has slight bumping. DJ has light rippling at bottom; still in publisher's shrinkwrap. .