THE HORSE. 23 



From the foregoing it will be recog- 

 nised that from the early Koman down to 

 subsequent periods, the size of the horse 

 increased, and this doubtless was effected 

 by the admixture of the large type of 

 horse which existed in mid- Europe with 

 the smaller breeds. 



From the earliest times to the present Extension of 



civilisation 



day the requirements of barbarous and ^neEn ted 

 cruel war have instigated men to obtain improvement 

 powerful horses for martial purposes, and 

 this, together with the extension of civi- 

 lisation, has caused the equine tribes 

 throughout the world to increase both 

 numerically and in corporeal develop- 

 ment. 



If we pass from the days of ancient 

 Greece and Rome, we soon meet with an 

 incentive to the production of large 



