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CHAPTER XXXII. 



ASIATIC AND NORTH AFRICAN HORSES. 



Mongolian Ponies — Turkish Horses — Persian Horses — Arab Horses — North 

 African Horses — East Indian Horses — Burma and Manipuri Ponies — 

 Sumatra Ponies^ — Corean Ponies— Japanese Ponies. 



With the exception of Turkish horses and Corean ponies, 

 I have had more or less experience with all the animals 

 in this list, during the many years I lived in the East. 

 Fortunately, I was able to supplement my personal 

 knowledge with much useful information, from experts 

 who know a great deal more about certain classes than 

 I do, and whose aid I have gratefully acknowledged 

 in this chapter. 



Mongolian Ponies (Figs. 281, 579, 580, and 

 581). — Under this broad heading, we might safely class 

 the ponies which are found in high-lying countries between 

 Siberia and the Himalayas, because there is no dis- 

 tinctive difference between the respective ponies of 

 Bhootan, Nepal, Spiti, Yarkund, and Mongolia, for 

 instance. The so-called China pony is bred in and 

 sent from Mongolia (including Manchuria) to China, 

 usually via Tientsin. They have thick-set bodies, short 

 and strong legs, capital feet, fairly good shoulders for 

 a saddle, and are hardy and sure-footed. They average 

 about 13. 1 in height, and are slow gallopers. In China, 

 Mongolian ponies are used extensively for racing, of 

 course, among themselves, and with excellent results, 

 as far as sport is concerned ; for the entries are large, 



