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ASIATIC AND NORTH AFRICAN HORSES. 



which, in a transport-waggon, they can keep up and 

 cover 50 miles in a day, with a load of 3 tons behind 

 them, even when the roads are of a very indifferent 

 nature. Going down hill, they will break into a sharp 

 gallop, with the springless waggon rattling behind them. 

 They are docile and handy, and can do long journeys on 

 little more than bruised straw and lucerne. 



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Fig. 591. — A Vamoote (15.1) 



The Bokhara Pony or Tattoo (Fig. 590) is a breed that 

 comes from the 'Samarkand district of Turkestan. These 

 sturdy animals are about 13 to 13.2 high, and are generally 

 either white or grey, although bays and dark roans are 

 sometimes seen. They are chiefly used as water carriers 

 on journeys. Their principal characteristic is the large 

 amount of woolly hair on their bodies. They have profuse 

 manes and tails, and long curly hair on their legs. Their 

 bodies are compact and short, and their heads large and 



