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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



often vicious. And 

 this is just what 

 should be expected 

 from their origin 

 and use. They 

 doubtless descend 

 from the horses left 

 by the early Span- 

 ish adventurers. 

 Here the mustang 

 started in hardship, 

 and has ever been 

 used to scanty fare, 

 hard usage, and bad 

 handling. They 

 have none of the 



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5 marks of civilized 



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ai usage. To know 



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^ the line between 



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g the mustang and In- 

 dian pony is diffi- 

 cult. The pony of 

 Canada and the 

 mustang of Mexico 

 seem to be animals 

 of more merit than 

 the Indian pony, 

 and have shown 

 more power to en- 

 dure and perpetuate 

 than do the Indian 

 ponies. The latter, 

 like their masters, 

 seem to be declin- 

 ing before the touch 

 of civilization. 



