THE HORSE. 



Anglo-Arab. 



Bay Arabian. 



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Originally, the Horse, it would seem, was a native of the eastern hemisphere only ; though multitudes 

 of the race are now found running wild in various parts of North and South America ; as they are, also, 

 in some countries of Asia and Africa. Their existence in America is accounted for by the fact that the}' 

 were conveyed there by the Spanish conquerors, and being turned loose, speedily grew wild. The wild 

 Horses of the Pampas, in South America, are undoubtedly descendants of these Andalusian chargers. The 

 Indians of the Pampas catch and tame them ; and the same people whose forefathers fled in horror and 

 dismay from the fatal apparition of the Spanish Horses, are now literally " incorpsed and demi-natured 

 with the brave beast." The Gauchos, who themselves ride so beautifully, declare that it is impossible to 

 vie with a mounted Indian ; for that the Indians' Horses are better than their own, and also that they 

 have such a way of urging them on, that even were they to change horses, the Indians would beat them. 



But of all the countries in which the Horse is found in a wild state, Arabia produces the most desirable 

 breed. The animals that are met with in these deserts are of superior symmetry and swiftness. The 

 Arabians are solicitous in catching the Wild Horse, which by their kindness and attention they are not 

 long in domesticating. 



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Indians of the Pampas on Horseback. 



Arabian Horse. 



