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claimed by llie Asiatic bay horae, or the wild 

 Koomrah of Africa, for they have been aw'uiRiiatcd 

 to both. Tlie first is 



The Sardinian Wild Horse, found most abun- 

 dantly in the territory of Bultei and of the Nurru. 

 The best are found in the woods of Canai, in the 

 island of St. Antiochio. According to Cetti, they 

 resemble the wild horses of Africa described by Lea 

 Africanus ; they are very small, rugged, and gene 

 rally bay, with asses' feet, long tails, and ahor* 

 manes. " Whoever is inclined, after making an 

 oblation at the church of the patron saint of the 

 island, may proceed to hunt them according to hi$ 

 desire ; but the hides alone are worth having, for 

 by nature the horses are so vicious, that no domesti- 

 cation is possible; they perish in their desperate 

 resistance, or tire out the patience of the captor." 

 They were well known to the ancients. * 



In Corsica, the mountain pony is nearly the 

 same ; but the domestic horse, like that of Sardinia, 

 is about twelve hands high, with rounded form, 

 fiat head, and short neck, considerable girth of body, 

 and small hoofs. 



Returning towards Southern Asia, we find in the 

 East Indies the Tattoo, or native pony, shabby, ill- 

 made, and neglected for ages; but gradually ac- 

 quiring more of public attention since the bullock 



* These horses are most certainly wild, never having been 

 reclaimed at any period, not being worth the trouble ; their 

 unbroken freedom is as unquestionable as that of their com- 

 panion the Mouflon. 



