Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-22
agrituttIlrat nu0 DoHlestit.
VARIOUS BREEDS OF HORSES.

Inc IOiowtnS description OF the various
known breeds of Horses, we copy from a
very elaborate work. entitled The Rural
Cyclopedia, or a general Dictionary Of
Agriculture, &C., published in E :iphurg,
Scotland. In 1854. Wegdo so 70 afford
our readers an opportunity Of becoming
acquainted with the characteristic traits
and Fuses Of the several breeds; and we
deem theSt time opportunP, rs from the pre-
sent high prices of. horses. the present in ;
ereasing demand, the more extensive
breeding Of them. as IN item OF agricaI-
sursl profit. may become an Object Of
considerations. ~..-s8 >vSaTss p Z. 7l,1--
SoUr11 AMER1cAN IIorsEs- The horse
Of the Pa pas. or wild horse of South
America, considerably resembles the
Spanish horse, from witch it has descend<
ed; is often caught for the uses Of man
and is easily tanned and disciplined. and
speedily acquires an extraordinary and
very sagacI, US subordinatiou it possess
Rs great powers Of endurance aud when
ridden in peculiar but somewhat. cruel
fashion, it carries its rider so or 10 miles
without rest or pause, or journeys up
wards Of one hundred miles at the speed
of I2 miles in an hour. The capture OF
the wild horse with the lasso. strongly
plated thong. half an inch thick, forty feet
long, slippery with grease having a run
ming moose at the end. is performed by Il
we'll mounted Guucho. eareering at full
speed on the outskirts Of herd, and
praeticiug great dexterity and skill of ac-
tion. ~ The lasso." says Basil Hall, ais
thrown around the two hind legs, and as
the Gaucho rides little on one side, the
jerk pulls the entangled horSe'S feet la
teraIly, SO as TO throw him laterally on
his side, without endangering his knees
or face. Before the horse RECEIVERS the.
shock, the rider dismount$, and snatch
ing his poncho or cloak from his shoul.
dtrs. wraps il round the PROSTATE ami
mails head. He then forces into his mouth
one of the powerful brides of the coun.
try, straps a saddle on his back. and be-
s'rIding him, removes the poucho; upon
which the sstoni~hed horse springs upon
his legs, and endeavors by a thousand
vain ulorts to disencumber hims, It of lis
Rew master. WhO sits q lite compOseGiv
on his back. and By II discipline which
never fails, reduces the horse to such
complete obedience that be is soon train
ed to ltndlhiS who'e speed and strength
10 the capture ot HIS companions" The
hoIse Of the Pampns, in both his native
aHd tanned stale, resembles the Arabian.
IL having no intermediate pace between
walk and a galloP. ,--... r.
The horses ufthH Muunt"ins Of Vene-
Bula are n $in4ularly looking BREED OF
very dIminutiIe size. nnd have not the ap-
Pearanee Of ponies, but OF m'Diature cart,
horses. They have large shaggy names.
very rough coats and thick fotlOcks, COW
Sh0l, nor are their hoofs ever pared. 50
that the horny part projects forward. in
some instances, nearly foot in length.
This gives the animal most awk~arL
appearance. and suggests the Tea of p"o.
Pile walking with snow shoes; yet not
wi hstandins thIS apparent m:unbrrance,
they are very sure ed little ami
mails. and are equal to mules on bnI rocky
alI
ARxIcAX lluRSEs.-The horse Of the
Mexican prairies hns-the same general an r
cestry as he horse OF the Pampas and
P'S>eSS similar properties TO it. both iii II
"'!u Hnl domestic ate. 1t has Il fine
delc1te hea'l.z vile nosIrlls. slender, tS-
Perlng. clean limbs. small, hardy hOntN
and symmetry OF form resembling that
OF the Arabian. 1t occurs wiIl and il,
large troops. not only in the savannahs,
and WOO Is Of Mexico. but so far north as
the Rocky Mountains and the sources Of
the Columbia /; and it is captured and
and disciplined by North American In
dams; but is less carefully managed and
possesses less valuable properties, in its
Homestlcated slate. than the horse OF the
F+mPat. The Osages in particular, form
large hunting parties. for chasing and
capturing it-insits most northern hauuts )
AMI when in pursuit Of it, they use relays
or fresh bunting horsesS till they have
run down a wild head, !, 49, = ALL 4
The Canadian horse is supposed to be
descendant OF the -domesticaIed French
horse and it occurs uot,only throughout
all the older parts:of Canada. but in the
northern parts of the United States. IL
Is comparatively small in, size. but is
S'to"g' hardy. patient. capable of great
.uuurance, and proGcient in the pace of
Fottlng: 1t will work amid the immense
'rosts OF the Canadian winter, ill ii foam
with sweat, and then stand for hours ex.
posed TO the intense frosts, without sus-
.s'Hlng injury, and will then, when fret.
'neo% @u over with ice and ioicles, good ma
'uredIy resume its Iabors.
Tue horses of the United States Of
america exhibit great variety, and be-.
f"hg TO many different breeds and nross