MUSTANG. 
This mode of reducing the Horse to subjection is employed by the Comanche and 
neighbouring Indians, but the Gauchos, or inhabitants of the Pampas, manage in a 
different and far more cruel manner, the idea of humanity never entering the head of 
either Indian or white man. As soon as a Wild Horse is captured, its legs are suddenly 
pulled aside, and the poor animal falls prostrate on the ground. A Gaucho then seats 
himself on his head, while others gird a saddle tightly on 1 his back, and force a bit into 
his mouth. The rider next stands astride the prostrate quadruped, which is then released 
from the weight upon its head. Up leaps the Horse, striving in vain to escape, for the 
Gaucho seats himself in the saddle as the animal rises, and is never to be shaken off as 
long as the Horse disobeys his will. However restive the poor creature may be, it soon 
exhausts itself by unavailing efforts, and becomes passively submissive. Sometimes a 
stubborn and determined animal refuses to move , and stands rooted to the spot on which 
it had fallen. The cruel spurs of the Gaucho, however, soon set it going, and in a very 
short time it is thoroughly subdued. 
THE elegant, swift, and withal powerful Horses of which England is so proud, and 
which are employed in the chase or the course, owe their best qualities to the judicious 
admixture of the Arabian blood. The ARAB Horse has long been celebrated for its swift 
limbs, exquisite form, and affectionate disposition ; the latter quality resulting, however, 
chiefly from the manner in which it is tamed. 
There are several breeds of Arab Horses, only one of which is of very great value. 
This variety, termed the Kochlani, is so highly prized, that a mare of the pure breed can 
hardly be procured at any cost, and even the male animal is not easy of attainment. The 
