COMMON HORSE. 
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are weak and washy, with tender hoofs. The 
Hungarian horses, on the other hand, are excel- 
lent for the draught, as well as the saddle. The 
Hussars, who use them in war, usually slit their 
nostrils ; which is done, as it is said, to prevent 
their neighing, hut, perhaps, without any real 
foundation. 
The Dutch breed is good for the draught, and 
is generally used for that purpose over Europe : 
the best come from the province of Friezland. 
The Flanders horses are much inferior to the for- 
mer ; they have most commonly large heads, flat 
feet, and swollen legs ; which are an essential 
blemish in horses of this kind. 
The French horses are of various kind ; but 
they have few that are good. The best horses 
of that country come from Limosin ; they have 
a strong resemblance to the barb, and, like them, 
are excellent for the chase ; but they are slow 
in coming to perfection ; they are to be carefully 
treated while young, and must not be backed till 
they are eight years old. Normandy furnishes 
the next best ; which, though not so good for the 
chase, are yet better for war. In general, the 
French horses have the fault of being heavy 
shouldered, which is opposite to the fault of the 
barb, which is too thin in the shoulder, and is con- 
sequently, apt to be shoulder-slipt. 
Having mentioned the horses most usually known 
in Europe, we pass onto those of more distant coun- 
tries, of whose horses we can only judge by re- 
port. We mentioned the wild horses of America; 
Such as are tame, if we may credit the latest re- 
ports, are admirable. Great numbers of these are 
bred up to the chase, and are chiefly kept for this 
purpose, particularly at Quito. The hunters, as 
UHca informs us, are divided into two classes ; 
one part on foot, the other on horseback : the 
