THE HORSE. 



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horses may be considered as representative of the 

 original wild race. 



There are many varieties of horse, some characterized 

 by strength, others by swiftness. The large, short, and 

 heavily-built horses are adapted for slow work that 

 requires sustained effort. The Flemish and Norman 

 horses are such, and are greatly valued for heavy work ; 

 so, also, are the Percherons. The Andalusian horses of 



FIG. 196. 



DENTITION OP THE HORSE, AS A WHOLE. P, pincers ; M, intermediates ; C, 

 corners; Cr, canines; AM, supplementary premolars; MC, deciduous 

 molars or premolars ; MP, permanent molars. 



Spain have long been celebrated for their grace and 

 fleetness. The Arabian horses have in the Orient pre- 

 served all their purity and their primitive excellence. 

 Among the tribes that inhabit the desert the horse is 

 more than a servant, it is a companion, and to this 

 necessity must be attributed the superiority of the Ara- 

 bian horses. There is a very similar variety in Algeria, 

 direct descendants of the Numidian horses, which an- 



