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witli a long and silky mane. Its limbs are strong and well 

 set under it ; the back and the reins are short and wide, 

 and the tail is bushy. Its coat varies in colour, but is generally 

 grey. These Horses, although small, are powerful, docile, and 

 abstemious. During the Crimean campaign the French and 

 English Horses were decimated, whilst the Barbs, which were 

 ridden by the Chasseurs (TAfrique, endured with impunity every 

 hardship. 



We must not omit to mention the Russian Horses (Fig. 59), a 



Fig. 60— German Horses. 



magnificent race, which combines elegance of proportion, height, 

 size, vigour, and suppleness. Many of this breed are remarkable 

 for their speed in trotting, and they all much resemble the 

 celebrities of the American trotting turf. After many inquiries, 

 we are unable to learn if there is any affinity between these 

 similar and equally celebrated strains of blood. Some magnificent 

 specimens of Russian Horses were exhibited at the Exposition in 

 1867. 



