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These two horses belonged to Gus Hinkle. He may be the man between the two, or the man to the right of the gray horse. They are Percherons. The gray horse may have been named Bosseau. Pictured are the horses of Monroe, Ohio resident Gus "Doc" Hinkle. Fine horses, such as the Percherons in these images, were raised in the Monroe area. Gus Hinkle (Gustavus Hinckle) had a 100-acre farm on the east side of Great Miami Pike - present-day Cincinnati Dayton Road - about a mile north of Monroe. Not only was Gus Hinkle listed in the Percheron Society of America's registry, he was listed by the National French Draft Horse Association's National Register of French Draft Horses as a breeder of draft horses. In their register, he was listed as being from Middletown. Hinkle had other land in Lemon Township and also in Madison Township. The Percheron was a French breed of draft horse, having a gray or black coat. These two horses were named Bismark and Bosseau. Not only was "Doc" Hinkle a breeder of prized horses, but he also bred rams and other livestock. It is believed that he got his nickname from being the area's first veterinarian. His great-grandsons, the Bake brothers, later farmed this land, and it continues in the family.</div>
18 September 1918<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1918-09-18T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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