242 SIX MONTHS IN MEXICO. 



to the taking of bulls and horses in the 

 above manner. 



The superb stable and stud of the Conde 

 de Regla, in the city, contain the finest 

 specimens of horses and mules in the coun- 

 try : the building, formerly a convent, 

 though unfinished, might almost vie with 

 the famous stables at Chantilly: the horses 

 are many of them of exquisite beauty, and 

 some of great speed and fine action. Of this 

 the public may judge from the models exe- 

 cuted in wax by an Indian, and from that 

 of El Volante (a horse of singular form and 

 great velocity), presented to me by the 

 Conde. The mules used for his carriages 

 are, for size, strength, and form, much the 

 finest I have ever seen; many are near 

 eighteen hands high, and of proportionate 

 strength. In his stables they enjoy the 

 luxury of sleeping on boards, but even there 

 they are not littered. 



