OR, The Turn Out, 



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VARIETIES OF THE HORSE. 



*'In truth he was a noble steed, 

 A Tartar of the Ukraine breed." 



N former times horses were known in 

 classes, such as ''The English War Horse;" 

 and even now we hear of "The German 

 Horse," "The French Horse," "The 

 Danish Horse," " The Norwegian Horse," 

 "The Lapland Horse," "The Swedish 

 Horse," "The Russian Horse," "The 

 Circassian Horse," " The Turkoman 

 Horse," "The Turkish Horse," "The 

 Indian Horse," and those of the Eastern 

 Archipelago. 



Richard Coeur-de-Lion purchased two Cyprus horses for 

 his own use, and they were celehrated for speed and beauty. 



The following are the varieties of the horse, and the 

 writers by whom they are mentioned, as given by Dr. 

 Grav, in the catalogue of the British Museum : — 



The Parameios of Peru 



The Tarpan Wild Horse (primeval bay stock) 



The Andalus'an Horse 



The South Am'rican Horso 



The Mexican and Seminole Horse 



The Feral Horses of America 



The English Race Horse 



The Barb of Morocco ... 



The Race of Africa 



The Persian Race 



H. ^, III til. 



