HUNGARIAN HORSES. 



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conditions have been backed up by the State, Hungarians 

 are the best, hardiest, most enduring, and cheapest horses 

 in the Empire, and are consequently more used in the 

 Austrian army than any other breed. 



As heavy draught horses are not required in Hungary, 

 none have been imported. In that country, the carriages 

 and wagons are of Hght construction. When they are 

 heavily laden, two horses are put in ; and if the roads 



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Fig. 532. — Hungarian Artillery wheeler (15.3). 



are very deep, four or five horses are employed, and are 

 often driven at a gallop. 



The original Hungarian horse was a small and hardy 

 animal, generally, of a bay colour, and without any white 

 on the legs. Some were of other colours, such as grey, dun, 

 and chestnut. This type has entirely changed, owing to 

 the frequent importation of English thorough-breds, since 

 the early part of the nineteenth century. The .Govern- 

 ment began breeding on a large scale for military purposes,. 



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