Hi,
I live in Le Perche in Lower Normandy, the origin of the Percheron horse. It's wonderful to see your gorgeous Percherons in the US. There are a lot of horses in this area and some of my friends have Percherons. One friend gives carriage rides through the nearby forest. The carriage is pulled by two beautiful Percherons. One is dappled and one is all black and will stay that color. Percherons are also used in this area for logging and clearing forests of dead trees. In other parts of France, Percherons are used instead of tractors to work in the vineyards.
This weekend is the National Percheron Championship in France at the Haras National du Pin, not far from me. The number and quality of Percheron horses is just amazing. I hope you can visit Le Perche some day.

Sam, Earl and Lucky are beautiful - thanks for sharing them with all of us!