John Hansen and More Horse Stories

Today I came across another reference in the Idaho Register dated Tuesday, May 2, 1916.  It is a short news article about John Hansen purchasing a French Percheron stallion named Incruste.  The stallion took second place in the 1909 Internationals in the Class 4 - Yearling Stallions category (Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13) and who apparently took first prize at the "roundup and fair" in 1915 (Source: The Idaho Register. May 2, 1916).

Source: The Idaho Register (May 2, 1916)

I discovered the breeding record for the stallion, Incruste, which provided additional information on where this particular horse came from and put me on the trail to the Percheron Society of America (The organization now operates under the name: Percheron Horse Association of America). The organization which all pure bred Percherons were registered with.  They published an annual book titled: Percheron Stud Book of America and is made up of multiple volumes.

Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13 (1912)

In searching the records of the Percheron Society of America I also discovered the following reference to a Percheron bred by John Hansen in 1908 named Fenelon.

Source: Percheron Stud Book of America: Volume 13 (1912)

 There are many other reference to additional horse bred by John Hansen spanning through several volumes of the Percheron Stud Book of America.  John Hansen spent a great deal of time and money in acquiring and breeding fine horses and appears to have been very well known throughout the Idaho Falls area in the early 1900's for his efforts.

An example of a pure bred champion Percheron
(The individual pictured is not John Hansen nor is the horse one of his and
is only shown here as an example of the type of horses he bred and raised)