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to come over the chain, wherehy they keep their Horses' heads always 

 upon the enemy. Of a good disposition, and the pace a very hard 

 trot. 



The Flanders Horse he describes, as differing, in a manner, nothing 

 from the German, excepting in his larger size and bulk. The mares 

 he observes, are of a great stature, strong, long, fair and fruitful, and 

 able to endure great labour, walking off lightly with a waggon load ot" 

 almost incredible weiglit. The Flemings, then as now, preferred mares 

 for draught, and our importations from that country generally consist 

 of mares, Flanders, it has already been observed, is the native coun- 

 try of the great draught Horse. Holland produces also large coach 

 Horses of considerable repute, both there and in France, although 

 to inferior those of Friezland. In Juliers and other places, likewise, 

 coach Horses are raised for sale. 



But in the extensive empire of Germany, Horse-breeding has ever 

 been pursued to a great extent, and there have been, immemorially, 

 large studs in various parts, furnished with stallions from the finest of 

 the southern breeds. — Arabian, Barb, Persian, Turkish, Spanish and 

 Neapolitan. With these, the native German and other northern mares 

 have been crossed, and a number of varieties raised, some of them pos- 

 sessing a considerable degree of the symmetry and fineness of the 

 southern Horse, but none of them with any distinguished portion of 

 his speed. This defect, doubtless, arises from the natural inaptitude of 

 the German breed, as well as from the predominance of German 

 blood in these crosses, for in those countries which bound Germany 

 south-eastward, namely Hungari/, Tramylvania and Croatia, the Horses 

 have more speed. These are described to me as cross-made, with a 

 large hooked head, small eyes and nostrils, long neck, long and rough 

 mane, middling height, but of considerable length, projecting bones,, 

 strong legs, small pasterns, full and broad hoofs: in short, flat and irre- 

 gularly formed, yet bulky. 



It is yet probable, that there is a variety in Hungary of higher form 

 and more blood; and which, if we may credit some accounts, would be 

 successful racers any Avhere but in England or Ireland, where, strange 

 as it may sound, no foreign Horse can be found good enough to win a 



plate. 



