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AMERICAN HORSES. 



Mr. Cecil Gosling, H.B.M.'s Consul for Paraguay, who 

 has had a long and intimate acquaintance with South 

 American horses, very kindly gives me the following notes 

 on these animals : — 



" Before fifty years ago, hardly any horses were im- 

 ported from Europe to the Argentine Republic, and the 

 native animals were renowned for their extraordinary 

 ability to do long journeys on no other food than the 



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Fig. 576. — Argentine rcniounl in Soutli Africa. 



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natural grasses of » the ' camps ' (countries). Since that 

 time, vast numbers of horses have been imported, and 

 the Argentine promises to become one of the greatest 

 horse-breeding countries in the world. Among other 

 imported equine notabilities was Ormonde, who did not 

 achieve any great success as a sire, for although he did 

 not transmit his infirmity of roaring, his stock were of 

 very little use for racing purposes. 



" On account of these numerous importations, the old 



