THE HORSE 



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Caspian Sea, are frequently exported to Russian cream, white spotted with red, or sorrel. This 



Europe, especially for military service. Droves horse, like the wild one in the mountains and 



of these dirty, half-wild, but extremely hardy river bottoms of the western part (;f the United 



animals can be seen at the fairs in the southwest States, excels in vig(jr, speed, and extratjrdinary 



Ox THF. Road in Ohio 



of Europe. Their height is not more than 

 fourteen hands ; their heads are well formed, 

 with eyes full of expression, and quick, alert 

 ears ; the neck is short and rounded in front, 

 the withers high, and the back straight or 

 slightly curved ; the haunches are broad and 

 high, the rump rather sloping, the legs short but 



power of endurance under fatigue and hunger. 

 He will go for several consecutive da}'s with- 

 out food, and can easily do from forty to sixty 

 miles a day, covering from five to ten miles 

 an hour, and even mf)ru. He can bear all 

 weathers, and may be used either for riding 

 or as a draft horse. 



Spotted Horsks of the Steppes 



well developed, and the hoofs small and firm. 

 The hair is short and fine in summer, and 

 coarse and long in winter ; that of the tail and 

 mane is thick. Their color is usually light-bay, 



The horses of the Calmucks, like those pre- 

 ceding, are horses of the steppes, belonging to 

 these nomad tribes. We meet them between 

 the Ural Mountains and the Volga. They are 



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