3S0 COMMON HORSE. 
with great ease, and carry themselves extremely 
well. Their most usual colour is black, or a dark 
bay. They seldom or never have white legs, or 
white snip. The Spaniards, who have a ground- 
less aversion to these marks, never breed from such 
as have them. They are all branded on the but- 
tock with the owner's name ; and those of the 
province of Andalusia pass for the best. These 
are said to possess courage, obedience, grace, and 
ipirit, in a greater degree than even the barb ; 
and, for this reason, they have been preferred as 
war-horses to those of any other country. 
The Italian horses were once more beautiful 
than they are at present, for they have greatly neg- 
lected the breed. Nevertheless, there are still 
found some beautiful horses among them, particu- 
larly among the Neapolitans, who chiefly use them 
for the draught. In general, they have large 
heads and thick necks. They are also restive, and 
Consequently unmanageable. These faults, how- 
ever, are recompensed by the largeness of their size, 
by their spirit, and the beauty of their motion. 
They are excellent for show, and have a peculiar 
aptitude to prance. 
The Danish horses are of such an excellent size, 
and so strong a make, that they are preferred to 
all others for the draught. There are some 
of them perfectly well shaped ; but this is but sel- 
dom seen ; for in general they are found to have a 
thick neck, heavy shoulders, long and hollow back, 
and a narrow croup : however, they all move well, 
and are found excellent both for parade and war. 
They are of all colours, and often of whimsical 
ones, some being streaked like the tiger, or mottled 
like the leopard. 
The German horses are originally from Arabian 
and Barbary stocks ; nevertheless, they appear to 
be small and ill shaped : it is said also, that 
