THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 23 



The Tartarian Horse. 



Tartary comprehends a vast extent of country, reach- 

 ing from the Eastern Ocean to the European dominions 

 of Russia, through the central parts of Asia and Europe. 

 Eastern Tartary belongs chiefly to China, and the tribes 

 which inhabit this immense space are dissimilar in their 

 appearance, manners, and customs, but with a few 

 exceptions, the character of the horse is nearly the same. 



The wild horse is found in various parts of Tartary, 

 but nowhere can it be considered as the remnant of an 

 original race that has never been domesticated. The 

 horses of the Ukraine, and those of South America, are 

 equally the descendants of those that had escaped from 

 the slavery of man in 1657, when employed at the seige 

 of Azof. 



The East India Horse. 



We will now travel eastward, and examine the breeds 

 of horses in India. They are small, and although some 

 have considerable endiu-ance and courage, they ware the 

 general character of degeneracy from a noble stock. 

 First in value is the Toorky, originally from Tuorkastan, 

 and a Persian, beautiful in his form, graceful in his 

 action, and docile in his temper ; when skilfully 

 managed, his carriage is stately and grand ; his spirit 

 rising as his exertions are required, he exhibits to his 

 beholders an appearance of fury in the performance of 

 his task, yet preserving to his rider the utmost playful- 

 ness and gentleness ; they are from 14 to 15 hands high, 

 and have the common defect of the East India horse, 

 smallness and length of bone below the knees and about 

 the hocks. Next comes the Iranee horse, well-limbed, 

 and his joints closely knitted, and particularly powerful 

 in the quarters, but large head, and hanging ears, and 

 deficiency of spirit. 



The gentle and docile Cozakee, is deep in the girth, 

 powerful in the fore-arm, but mth hirge head, and cat- 

 hammed, hardy, and calculated for long journeys. 

 There are studs in different parts of India, in which 



