pected he would have engaged the Zeenkaub’s more pacific animal, as 
he was patiently labouring up the hill, and by his discomfiture, put us 
all completely to the rout. This species, which is indigenous to Bootan* 
has its title from the region in which they are bred; being called Tan- 
gun, vulgarly Tannian, from Tangustan, the general appellation of that 
assemblage of mountains, which constitutes the territory of Bootan. 
The breed is altogether confined within these limits, being found in 
none of the neighbouring countries; neither in Assam, Nipal, Tibet,, 
nor Bengal. I am inclined to consider it as an original and distinct 
species: they are distinguished in colour by a general tendency to 
piebald; those of one colour are rare, and not so valuable in the opi¬ 
nion of the Booteea, but they are more esteemed by the English, and 
bear a higher price than the party-coloured, which are composed of 
the various shades of black, bay, and sorrel, upon a ground of the 
purest white. They are usually about thirteen hands in height, and 
are remarkable for their symmetry and just proportions; uniting, in 
an eminent degree, both strength and beauty. They are short bodied, 
clean limbed, and, though deep in the chest, yet extremely active. From 
this conformation they derive such a superiority in strength of muscle, 
when condensed by the repeated effort of struggling against acclivities, 
as can never be attained by a horse of a thin and light shoulder. It 
is surprising to observe the energy and vigour apparent in the move¬ 
ments of a Tangun. Accustomed to struggle against opposition, they 
seem to inherit this spirit as a principle of their nature; and hence 
they have acquired a character, among Europeans, of being headstrong 
and ungovernable; though, in reality, it proceeds from an excess of 
eagerness to perform their task. 
