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NI^W ENGLAIND FAUMEU, 



Feb. 12, 1830. 



LIBRARV OF ISKFI I. KXOWI.KDGK. 



[CmtiMuiil from ^/a S3B.] 

 CHAPTER II. 



Tin: DIFFERENT FOREIGN BREEDS. 



Iliaii lliir Ciivsjicks ; iiml .luring the luUcr lirill" ol" 1 Cistern lilood.* Every part of ilic coiiiinem, lio 

 till? raci;, u mere cliilil hai! ridden lliu Cossnck. . ever fullowing tlie e.\uiii|ile of EiiBJalid, li.ns lieeki 



i diligently engaged in tlic improvcnientof its brect » 

 THE TURKISH HORSE. and the German and I•rll^sia^ horses arc no» c 



The Turkish horses are descended prinripally belter proportioned, and have considerable en, 

 from the .Arab, crossed bv the I'er.-ian and certain diiiance, lint arc still deticiciit in speed. Tli 

 THE TARTAR AKD CALMUCK noRSE. 1 other bloods. The body' however, is even longer j J'russian, German, and the greater part of ili 



The horses of the other parts of Tarlary, coin- than the ArabianV, ami the crupper more elevated. French cavalry are procured from llolstein. The 

 prehending the immense plains of Central Asia, , They have contributed materially to the iin|)rov»- are of n dark, glossy, bay color, with small head: 

 nnd a considerable part of European Itussia, are lueiit of the English breed. The Hyerley and tlic ''""fe'c nostrils, and (nil dark eyes, the fire an. , 

 little removed from a wild stale ; they are small Iblinsh^y Turk, are names familiar to every one clearness of which, seem to denote the inw.r. 

 and badly made; but capable of supporting the I conversant with horses, and connected with our,»l'iiit of the animal. They are beanliful, act. 

 longest and most rapiil journey, on the scantiest best blood. [and strong, 



fare. The foals, from the earliest period, are ex- The learned and benevolent Busbcquius, wliol „^ „^ „ 



posed to the inclemency of the weather, have little | was and.assador to Constantinople in the .^ven-j "% 7^ ' "' .''''"'^•■'°' ^"^ ■'•■°« '"«■*> "0'"*» 

 to eat, and follow their <lains in the longest e.x- | teentli ceniurv, gives the following account of the! „ '^"'"''•'* I'orses, Clarke, in Ins ■' ScanJi 



cursions, and, therefore, soon accpiire a very great I Turkish horses. Our grooms, and their mastersj "»*"''' «a>-'' """ '''ey "re small but beautiful, am 

 power of sustaining fatigue. They must be hardy too, may learn a lesson of wisdom and humanity r,?.'",'"'''"^''' ''"'' •'"■"' ^i'^'"^ """' '*l''''''- 1'''"»« " 

 for another rea.son. The Tartars live much on ' from his words. jt inland he describes as yet smaller, not mor 



the flesh of horses, and, conse.iuently, those oni- | "There is no creature so gentle as a Turkish '"'"" l,''"'^"' ''"'"'^ '"«''• •«^^»'"'f""y formed, an. 

 mals that are unable to support the labor of their | horse, nor more respectful to his master, or the '''"'^' ,■ ,^''^ ix-'asants take tlieni from the fo 

 frequent rapid emigrations are soon destroyed, j groom that dresses him. The reason is, because 7'"'* "'"^'"''^y "'" ^*a'"«^''' for travellers. Al 

 aii.l only the more vigorous preserved. they treat their horses with great lenity. I my- "'°"S'l "I'l'^renlly wild, tliey are under porfec 



The horses which range at large over the plains self saw, when I was in Pontus, passing "through a ''""^'°\ "'"J .['"^-V "■°' "'»"« » ith ease at the rat. 

 arc divided into herds, at the head of which are part of Hiihinia calle.l A.xilo^ towar.ls Cappado- "'^ "*'^'*"' ""''''' "" ''""'■•" 

 ])laced two stallions, who carefully prevent them cia, how inilidgent the countrymen were to young 

 from intermingling with each other, and it is rarely ] colts, and how kin.lly they used them soon after they 



that a foal is lo*t 



The following story is told of one of the .\'or 

 wtf^an horses. His master had been diniig ; 



. ^ neighboring town, and, when it was time to rctiiri 

 )rmg 1, , , , , , 



herd, and arc seen straggling about at "a distance, ; which ihcy are mo.st afrai.l of The" grooms that "!'''*" ^"^''' ''"^ PPi^a'" "as thrown, and bun, 



untilthey are strong enough to form herds of wild I dress them arc as indul-ent as their masters-'""'' "'""' f'-ot enlangle.l m the stirmp. Th 

 mares for themselves. they frequently sleek them .lown with their hands,' I""""" .'"""«',' '""''y ^'^PPC.!, and twisting his bo.l. 

 These horses, or those of a similar breed and and never use a cudgel to ban- their side= but ir! '" ^'"■"'"^ directions, endeavore.I to extricate hi 

 habits, were beaten by not the first rate English cases of neccs-ity.^ This makes their ' horses I "'"•'"'""''""'" ^'*"'" The man was severely hun 

 blood horses, in a race which fairly put to the test ! great lovers of mankin.l ; and they are so far from' "'"' "'"'"*" ''^'P''^'^'' = l^'" ''"^ '*''o<^k ha.l brough 

 both their speed and stoutness. On the 4tli of , kick!"" ^1.,^;,,., ^.. , ;.,„ ". i.i„ ,... .i.:. ''H" 'o '"-"^ senses. The horse looked at bun as h 



ting, wincing, or gn 



iintractable by thi.s 



August, 1825, a race of the cruel distance of more i gentle^lsage, that you will^hardlv find a master- ' '">' *■" '''" P'"°"'"'' •-""'• '"""Pi-'g. 'a''' liol<l of th 

 • ~ ' •' I brim of b 



than fortyseven miles was run between two Cos- less horse nmong.st them. 



sack and two thorough-bred English horses- 

 Sharper and Mina. The most celebrated Cossack 

 horses from the Don, the Black Sen, and the Ural, j 

 were sent ; and after numerous trials, the b 



" But, alas ! our Christian grooms' horses go on 

 at another rate. They never think them rightly 

 curried till they tlumilcr at them with their voice; 

 anil let their clubs or horse whip."., as it were 



is hat, and raised his head a little ; bii 



the liat coming otf, he fell again. The animo 



then lai.l hold of the collar of his coat, and raise 



him by it so far from the ground, that he ww v 



7' enabled to draw his foot out of the stirrup. .\(\e 



were selected. On starting, the Ci.s.sacks took dwell on their sides. This makes"'some i,„,ses ''':*"'"- ""■''''^■' '"= '■'^?»'"':'"''^ ^'"''"'•.""'' '•^''"•''e' 



the lead at a moderate pace, the English (ollowiiij 

 at about three or four lengths, hut before tin 



even tremble when li.eir keepers come into their 

 stable ; so that Ihev hate an. I fear thein too. But 



Ills home. Grateful to his preserver, the man dii 

 •vliat every goo.l feeling bid him, — he cherishe. 



had gone half a mile, the slirrup leather of Shar- j ,l,c Turks love to" have their horses so penile, """""'""I ""''' *' '1'^.! "f old age. 



per broke, and he ran away with his rider, fol- i|,„t at the word of command they may fall oni , """.!"" '-"*■''-'' •^""'"■^ °";-^ " coiisiderabj. 



lowed bv Mina and tliev went niorp thiiii n .i.o;> i,..,.o. .. i • .. • •.• " ■ ' .i ■ ""bt ol gralilude to his intelligent and liiithfu 



luneu iiy jii.iiu, iu.ii iin v i>t;iii imupm iiiaii a tiieir Knees, and m this iiosition receive their ri- , , , .. . ■ . , 



mile and up a steep bill, before they could be ' ders. servant, who has taken care ol him when he wa 



|,p|,i in 1 I, Ti „.. -n . 1 a- II .1 luiable to take care of himself, and, iiossiblv, ha 



■"-"' '"• I " They will take up a staff or club upon the j i ■ i ,- i , • \ , '. , 



Half the ilislnnce was run in nii limir nii.l rom- _ i -.. .i ■ . i ■■ i ■ • -i i , <• n lircserven his lile. Let hun repay the debt b' 



iidii iiiu iiisiani.e «as i im in an noiir ana loui roa.l with their teeth, which tlieir rider has let fall, ' , ' •' 



minutes. Both the English horses were then j nnd hold it np to him ngnin ; and when they nrej "''='-'■ 



fresh, and one of the Cossacks. On their return, | perfect in this lesson, then, for credit, they "have ' "^'"^ ICELAND horse. 



Mina fell lame, and was taken away. The Cos- j rings of silver hung on their nostrils as a badije of 



sack horse, likewise, began to flag, when the ae- l,„„or an. 1 go,>.l .liseipline. i saw some horses 



compnnying Russians began to .Irag him on by „.|ien their master was fillen from the sa.l.ll 



There are niiineroiis troops of horses in thi 

 cold and inhospitable country, descendod, acrorti' 4rt* 

 iiig to .Mr .Vudersoii, from the Norwegian 



the bridle, throwing away the sn.lill.', and putling j stand .mock still without wa-'gin" a foot till he got,'""' ""■'"•'i"*! '•' ^^r llorrebow, being of Scottii 



ameieehihl on hisbnek. Sharper, likewise, evi- „,, „.„i„. Another time I snw'a trroom stan.ling " ""' " " "'" ' "' 



denlly shewed the efh.cti ol the pace at which he I „, „ distance in the midst of a whole ring of hor- 

 hnd gone when running away, nn.l was much dis- I „,.,,a,„|^ „, ,|,e w..r,l of comnmn.l, thev would 

 tressed. The Cossacks then had recourse to foul either go round or stand still Once I saw some '"'^ ">i"f.'l>t them to scrape nway the snow, o 



origin, riiey aro very small, strong, and swifl 

 Then' are thousands of them in the mountaini • 

 which never enter a stable, but instinct or liabi 



play, an.l aeiually r„rrie,l on their horse; Home [ |,„,.ses, when their master was at dinner with m. 



•'•■•■'f''«'">-' ' '" ''>' " '""I"'- "'"' •'"' '"''"" '" ''i-'in an upper room, prick up their ears to hear hi: 



head ; and others pulling him on by the tail, and ' vi 



riding alongside of his qiiarlers to support him, j,, 



nnd r-li.'viiig encli other at this fatiguing %vork. 



Sharper .lid the whole distance in two hours and '^"'- "K""*^ hobsf. 



fortyeight iiiinules, and the Cissiiek horse was The German horses aro generally largo, heavy, 



warped ill, eiu'ht minutes al>er l.iin. .At starling, | "'"' "'""'• The Hungarian may be an excepliot 



break the ice, in search of their scanty fund. / 

 few are usually kept in the stable, but when ihi 



n thev did so they neighed for I""""""' "■"•"■' """"''• '"^ *■""■'•••" '"* """'>' "" ■" 

 needs, and shoes llietn hiinsell, and that somei 



I times with a sheep's horn 



the English hors.H carrie.l full thr. 



stone more | 



bei 



*M. lie ItiitVon stmiiG^cly nlfirins. that tho Mussapi am 



HungariaiH slit the iioslrils of iheir horses with n view 



to incri'ii'te li.eir wiinl, nml lo prt*\t'nl their nfii*hii g :< 



liter, speedier, an.l giving greater proof of, an.l lli.ii lluiiuariun. C'ro.iiian, nml Polish horses ronliniie' 



to old age lo have the mark In all Ihrir forc-teolh. 



