Percheron

Per·che·ron

P0183275 (pûr′chə-rŏn′, -shə-)n. A draft horse of a breed developed in France, having a gray or black coat and noted for its strength.

[French, from Perche, a historical region of northwest France.]

Percheron

(ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn) n (Breeds) a compact heavy breed of carthorse, grey or black in colour[C19: from French, from le Perche, region of NW France where the breed originated]

Per•che•ron

(ˈpɜr tʃəˌrɒn, -ʃə-)

n. one of a French breed of draft horses having a gray or black coat. [1870–75; < French, after Perche, region of NW France where the horses were first bred]

Percheron

A large draft horse that originated in the La Perche region of Southwestern France. It resulted from the crossing of large horses from Norway or Eastern Europe with the Oriental horses of the Turks, Barbs, and Arabs.

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Noun

Percheron - one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillerydraft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

Percheron

a breed of heavy draft horses that were introduced in the early 19th century in northwestern France in the Perche region. The breed was developed by inbreeding local draft horses and improving them by crossbreeding with Oriental breeds (mainly the Arabian horse). Percherons were first brought to Russia in the late 19th century; they were raised at the Khrenovoe Stud Farm (in present-day Voronezh Oblast) and used to improve various breeds.

Percherons are large, strong, lean horses. The coat is gray and black. These horses, known for their great load-carrying capacity (to 25 tons) and hardiness, are excellent work horses. They are raised in the USSR (Voronezh, Tambov, and Ul’ianovsk oblasts) and in many countries of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

REFERENCE

Rukovodstvo po razvedeniiu zhivotnykh, vol. 3, book 1. Moscow, 1965. (Translated from German.)

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noun one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery

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