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THE BURMAN HORSES. 



The horses in Burman are generally of Indian breed, 

 no notice being taken of their own. In the provinces 

 of Pegu a remarkably- fine pony is reared, and these 

 are much esteemed in India and the east. Though 

 small, they will travel day after day many miles ; they 

 are most untiring animals, and display great spirit, 

 strength, and perseverance. 



THE TARTAR AND COSSACK HORSES. 



In the immense plains of Tartary are found innume- 

 rable herds of wild horses. Their mode of ranging 

 about is curious. Two stallions congregate a number 

 of mares, and thug they travel from pasture to pasture. 

 When foaled, the young stallions, as sOon as they are 

 grown up J are driven from the herd, and after strag- 

 gling about for some time, and having acquired suffi- 

 cient strength, they form herds of mares for themselves. 

 The Tartars live on the flesh and milk of their horses. 

 The Cossack horses are strong and large, but void 

 of beauty : they are admirably adapted for the service 

 in which they are employed. Their Russian general, 

 Platoif, when he visited England, rode a horse of this 

 class, which was twenty years old, and had been in 

 the severest campaigns ; he was still strong and active : 

 at the same time, a Cossack follower of the general 

 sold his horse for one hundred guineas. In 1 825, a 

 race was set on foot between two English thorough- 

 bred horses, and some of the best breed of Cossacks : 



