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the regiment was stationed in Warwickshire : and 

 although he was by no means a superior liorse in his 

 shape or appearance, still he got some very useful 

 well-formed stock, and with good and safe action.' 



87. The Russian Horse. 



The Russian horses, especially those upon which 

 the Cossacks are mounted, are ver}^ strong both in 

 make and constitution ; but they have no preten- 

 sions to beauty, having rather coarse bony heads, 

 with straight necks, and being what is called ragged 

 hipped, and cat-hammed, that is to say, with their 

 hocks standing close together. But they have clean 

 flat legs, with little hair at their heels, and certainly 

 have better blood in them than their external ap- 

 pearance testifies. 



88. The Spanish Horse. 



The Spanish horse is the worst of his species in 

 the creation. He has neither strength, speed, nor 

 durability. His form is the very reverse of excel- 

 lence in every point. A long head, narrow front, 

 small eyes, a large bony and prominent nose, small 

 nostrils, thick leather lips, narrow jaws, thick throat, 

 heavy and fleshy neck, upright and thick shoulders, 

 j small chest, short and thin arm, long and slight 

 ■ shank, small joints, long sloping pasterns and nar- 

 I i*ow hoofs, flat ribs, hollow back, short quarters, 

 small round thighs, weak hocks, cat hammed, round 

 croupe, and a coarse bushy tail, appearing as if it 

 were stuck into the rump. And in regard to his 

 action, he raises his fore-leg high in a perpendicular 

 direction without advancing his shoulder, throwing 

 his feet outwards every time they are suspended in 

 the air. 



89. The French Horse. 



The common breed of horses in France is a very 

 indiflferent kind of animal ; but much attention has 



