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European Horse is clulness itself, compared Avith the speed of iiei- 

 South American. However, the Don proceeds to give us actual proof 

 of a considerable share of goodness in. his favourites, and quite satis- 

 factory, provided always, that the miles were fairly measured, his time- 

 piece correct, and himself accurate. He says, the best variety of these 

 Horses is called AquUillas, that they not only excel in the amble, the 

 universal pace in those countries, but can also gallop away from all 

 others. He possessed one of this breed, which often carried him from 

 Calloo to Lima, two measured leagues and a half, over a very rough 

 and stony road, in twenty-nine minutes, and which brought him back 

 again, Avithin a minute or two of the same time, without taking off the 

 bridle. Certainly a hackney, even in England, which will gaily trot 

 or canter away with a man, at that rate, will be in high estimation. 

 These Chilian Horses, are described by Ulloa as not liandsome, but 

 of high courage, gentle, docile and easy goers. The women of Chili, 

 are fiimousfor their skill in equitation. 



Dessons, a French writer, in his late voyage to the West Indies, cal- 

 culates the number of Horses and mules dispersed over the plains and 

 vallies in the Caraccas, at one hundred and eighty thousand of the 

 formei', and ninety thousand of the latter. Faulkner in his travels in 

 Palagoiiia, the most southern and desert part of America, describes 

 the wild Horses as traversing those vast plains, in innumerable multi- 

 tudes, insomuch that during a fortnight, they continually surrounded 

 him and four Indians his companions, sometimes passing them in thick 

 troops, for several hours together, at full speed, that it was with the 

 utmost difficulty they preserved themselves from being ran over and 

 trampled to pieces. Those Avho have only witnessed the random and 

 careless scampering of cart Horses, or colts let loose, w ill easily con- 

 ceive the danger to which a traveller must be exposed amongst wild 

 Horses, in an open countr5^ I remember to have heard, a year or two 

 since, Mr. Wynd ham relate an instance of one of his brother, the Earl 

 of Egremont's grooms, being thrown down and hurt by a parcel of 

 racing colts suddenly rushing out of the stables. 



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