A GENERAL 



HISTORY 



O F 



Q^U ADRUPEDS. 



The HORSE. 



THE various excellencies of this noble animal, the 

 grandeur of his fhature, the elegance and propor- 

 tion of his parts, the beautiful fmoothnefs of his fkin, 

 the variety and gracefulnefs of his motions, and above 

 all, his utility, entitle him to a precedence in the hif- 

 tory of the brute creation. 



The Horfe, in his domeftic (late, is generous, docile, 

 fpirited, and yet obedient; adapted to the various pur- 

 pofes of pleafure and convenience, he is equally fervice- 

 able in the draught, the field, or the race. 



There are few parts of the known world where the 

 Horfe is not produced ; but if we would fee him in the 

 enjoyment of his native freedom, (unfubdued by the re- 

 ftraints man has impofed upon him) we muft look for 

 him in the wild and extenfive plains of Africa and Ara- 



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