THE COMMON HORSE. 



of man, they are seldom injurious either to his 

 person or proporty. 



The stomach of Horses is small and simple ; and 

 has, at the cardia, a valve, which prevents the ani- 

 mals from vomiting. The intestines, and particu- 

 larly the caecum, are very large. They have no 

 gall-bladder. The females have two teats, which 

 are situated in the groin, like those of ruminating 

 quadrupeds. These animals have the singular pro- 

 perty of breathing only through their nostrils. 



THE COMMON HORSE*. 



IN its wild state, the Horse inhabits chiefly the 

 great deserts of Tartary and Arabia, from whence 

 sprang the original stock of our, at present, inva- 

 luable domestic. But these. animals have for so long 

 a time been trained to labour, throughout every 

 country of Europe, that the date of their introduc- 

 tion is entirely lost. There are now very few parts 

 of the world in which Horses are not known, and, 

 for their usefulness, highly valued. Endowed with 

 fearless intrepidity, they are fitted for the most 

 active military services ; yet, patient and persever- 



Equus caballus domesticus. Liniuzus. Le Cheval. Buffon. 

 See the Synopsis, p. 67, No. 42. 



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