196 HISTORY OF 



There are some greatly esteemed in the Ukraine, 

 in Walachia, Poland, and Sweden ; but we have 

 no particular accounts of their excellencies or de- 

 fects. 



If we consult the ancients on the nature and 

 qualities of the horses of different countries, we 

 learn, that the Grecian horses, and particularly 

 those of Thessaly, had the reputation of being 

 excellent for war ; that those of Achaia were the 

 largest that were known ; that the most beautiful 

 came from Egypt, which bred great numbers; 

 that the horses of Ethiopia were not in esteem, 

 owing to the heat of the country ; that Arabia 

 and Africa furnished very beautiful horses, and 

 very fit for the course ; that those of Italy, and 

 particularly of Apulia, were very good ; that in 

 Sicily, Cappadocia, Syria, Armenia, Media, and 

 Persia, there were excellent horses, equally es- 

 teemed for their speed and vigour ; that those of 

 Sardinia and Corsica, though small, were spirited 

 and courageous ; that those of Spain resembled 

 the Parthian horses, in being very well adapted 

 for war ; that in Walachia and Transylvania 

 there were horses with bushy tails, and manes 

 hanging down to the ground, which, neverthe- 

 less, were extremely swift and active ; that the 

 Danish horses were good leapers ; those of Scan- 

 dinavia, though little, were well-shaped, and pos- 

 sessed of great agility ; that the Flanders breed 

 was strong ; that the Gaulish horses were good 

 for carrying burdens ; that the German breeds 

 were so bad, so diminutive, and ill-shaped, that 

 no use could be made of them ; that the Swiss 



