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ASIATIC AND NORTH AFRICAN HORSES. 



Dr. J. F. McClean, who has been hving some years in 

 Turkey, tells me that " the most typical indigenous horses 

 in Turkey are those which are bred on the plains near 

 Sivas, and which are called Kurdistan ponies (Fig. 586). 

 The mares are crossed with Arab stallions, and give us the 

 ordinary horses that are used in Turkish towns. Nearly 



Photo ty'] [SiTOw, Shanghai. 



Fig. 5S1. — Mr. Burkill's grey Mongolian gelding Loyalty, {13.2). 



all the good carriage horses and army remounts come from 

 Hungary. South Russia also supplies a small number 

 of remounts. During the few years I have resided in 

 this country, I have not seen a single specimen of the 

 heavy type of horse. Outside of the towns, horses are 

 hardly ever harnessed ; oxen do the draught work, and 

 camels do most of the pack work." 



