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name of Merlerault. Hence were derived tlie successful Hace- 
liorses of former years, before tbe introduction of tbe English 
animal, such as “Surprise/’ “Vermouth,” “ Fille de l’Air,” 
“ Eclipse,” &c. 
The district of Cherbourg produces an excellent race of Horses, 
of a strong constitution and great powers of endurance, on the j 
mares of which the farmers’ wives of Caux ride to market. On 
these Hormandy nags the graziers, before the establishment of 
Fig. 56.— Normau Horse. 
railways, used to make journeys of several days’ duration, in 
order to purchase Oxen. These Horses, which walk with high 
action, and are pure of any cross, are strong, of great substance, 
and at the same time handsome. 
In the Landes of Brittany there is a breed of small Horses 
called Bretons, whose good temper, beauty, hardiness, and strength 
cause them to be much valued. They are evidently allied to the 
Arabian type (Eig. 57). These estimable qualities, combined 
