TAMING HORSES. 89 



THAT PART, OR THOSE PARTS OF THE 

 MEXICAN STATES IN WHICH THE BEST 

 RACE OF HORSES IS TO BE FOUND, 

 AND SOME OF THEIR QUALI- 

 TIES. 



The horses that are brought to Louisiana, under 

 the name of Spanish horses, generally come from 

 Caahuila, Tamaulipas, and Neuvo Leon. They 

 are of a pretty good size, and commonly of a vi- 

 cious disposition. They are very much affected by 

 the change of climate. They are likewise used to 

 a better kind of grass than that growing in Loui- 

 siana. They are much larger than the Creole 

 horses, and when acclimated live longer. When 

 mixed with the Creole horses, they form a good 

 race, far better than the Creole horses. Planters 

 generally suffer great loss in purchasing northern 

 horses, which are so much affected by the climate 

 that hundreds of them die every year. A better 

 and more serviceable race of horses may be raised, 

 by procuring northern mares, and putting them 

 with Creole studs. They will not only stand the 

 climate as well as the Creole horses, but will render 

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