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must always be to him in solid and permanent powers. The Tartars 

 possessed of such vast herds and of such unlimited domains, are enabled 

 to spare their Horses, at least from all serious labour, until six and even 

 seven years old, whence their strength'has full time to consolidate and 

 to attain its utmost perfection. 



Pallafox, in his history of the conquest of China by the Tartars, 

 relates, that they have a custom of fastening the reins of their bridles 

 to their girdles, and governing and guiding their Horses by the 

 motion of their bodies, in which method they are able to make them 

 perform all the various evolutions. Thus they have the full use of both 

 hands for the management of their weapons against an enemy, in 

 Vvhich they ha\'c ever l)een distinguished for skill and effect. Some of 

 their horsemen wull hold the bridle and bow in the same hand, and 

 guide their Horse Avith great address, whilst they draw the bow, rising 

 up in their short stirrups to collect themselves and to enforce the effort. 

 Like their Scythian and Parthian progenitors, they will also discharge 

 their arms at the enemy from the croupe of their Horses, whilst re- 

 treating at full speed. The Tartar Horse is doubtless of an ancient 

 and original race, but whether, like the Arab and Barb, he is to be 

 deemed a genuine Courser, I am unable to determine, but suppose it 

 probable, that in our various importations of stallions from the East, we 

 must have had some of the Tartar race. Little Tartary is said to pro- 

 duce chiefly galloways, or a small variety of the native race. 



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