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THE ITALIAN HORSES. 



These, like the Spanish, were once esteemed ; the 

 NeapoUtan horses are the only ones which have at all 

 retained any portion of their reputation ; and this is 

 mainly by means of the English horses which have 

 been taken thither. The common breed of Italian 

 horses are but very indifferent. Racers are occasion- 

 aUy introduced in this country, but on a very different 

 style to those of England. 



THE FLEMISH AND GERMAN HORSES. 



The Flemish are large, stout-built, and very excellent 

 draught-horses, and have been very much used of late 

 years in this country to improve the breed. The Ger- 

 man horses, which were once noted as very heavy and 

 slow, have recently been bettered by the intermixture 

 of English and eastern blood. Hanover and Holstein 

 produce very fine cavalry-horses ; the latter place fur- 

 nishes the greater portion of the Prussian army ; these 

 horses are strong, active, and of good size ; their ac- 

 tion is very grand and stately, and present a noble 

 front. The horses in Hungary are remarkably light 

 and fast in their movements. 



THE SWEDISH AND OTHER NORTHERN 

 HORSES. 



In Sweden the horses are small, but very spirited, 

 quick, and beautiful, Russia gets her horses from 



