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the Crlm, anci live between Bender and Otcha Kof, about 

 the Dniejier, and are called Tedfan, or Tedifan, in the Tar- 

 tarian language, wliich word fignilies leven thoufand 

 becaufc originally this horde amounted to that number. 



The Nogay Tartars in Ruffia live between the Don, 

 rolga, and Talk, among the Kalmucks, having their 

 paftures afligned, as well as the Kalmucks, by the 

 Khan. They remove northwards during the fumraer ; 

 about Michaelmas they repafs the ro/ga, and live to the 

 fouih towards the river Ruban, and Tcherhjps. Thefe 

 horfes are extremely hardy, and live in the fame man- 

 ner as the horfes of the Kalmuck, but are (\ronQ;er, 

 higher, and trained to draw carriages : they are fold 

 to the Ruflians from ten to fifteen RiibeJs each. 



The Turcomans, a free nation, living between tlie 

 CafpianSea, and the lake Jral, have horfes of the fame 

 nature as thofc of the Ncgay Tartars. 



The Biffokirs are a nation fubjecft to the Ruflians, and 

 have a race of horfes ftouter and better than the 

 Nogr.y horfe, and accounted mofl excellent Amblers. 



The better fort of thefe horfes will fell for fifty, 

 fixty, or feventy Riibels each, in proportion as their Am- 

 ble is efteemed. The common breed are bought at 

 twenty or thirty Riibels each, and deftined to mount tlic 

 dragoons in the Ruflian fervice. Many private Bajljkirs 

 keep Taboons- of three or four hundred mares. They go 

 fummer and winter in the fields, few horfes, which 

 are employed in the winter, to draw fledges, being 

 houfed, or fed with hay. 



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