Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-07

as was the custom among both the Creeks an,
Romans. Various figures le te initias oftl
owners name, &c, were used as brands Tn,
breeds and pedigTees, Of which they we're very
careful, were thus kept distinct aud separate
Tho Lybarites, name which has become pro
verbal, taught their horses 10 dance ia time 4
the sound OF music.
Xenophon was the first writer upon horseman
ship whose works are known 70 US; he mentions
however, Simon, who he states wrote a work
upon this subject, anterior 10 his own.
That portion of country lying between the
Volga and the sed Of Tartary is covered with
innumerabe bands OF wild horses. There they
gallop at liberty over the vast solitude OF the
plateaus.
The Gauls esteemed highly the horse as a
means for carrying on war, and their cavalry
were noted; the Francs depended more upon
their infantry. Among both these nations il
was customary TO immediate the horse at the
tomb Of his master Ia the time Of Clovis,
however, the custom became ObeOlete The
animal, however, continued to figure in
funeral ceremonies, and from this came the
modern custom Of following the funeral car in
military professions with the horse of the dc
ceased, draped with black At this time no
nAn OF noble birth would ride marc ora GELD
ing; by doing so he became uiaih of base
Kings alone could ride upon whito horses.--
Charles V refused one TO an Emperor Of Ger
many, and Charles vi gave ono to Manuel
Palcologue, Emperor of Uonstlntinople when
he visited Paris in l4OO
The custom of two riding upon the same
horse was common in the middle ages. Pic.
lures representing this custom are given ia
"Troisart Chronicles" Mahoment placed the
horse IN the second rank OF the creation
The power OF man over the horse in Greece,
Hasaa sNtWtaw laaa..-
Fourteen centuries beforethe Christi n era. there
appeared in Gre. ce brave and strong Young
mar, by name Bellerophon; he made himself
distinguished by conquering the celebrated wild
horse Pegasus. THIS is the first information
that we have Of the horse being subdued in
Gu &C. An ancient tradition tells us that Nep-
tuna, dlsputing with Minerva as to who would
make to nan the most useful present, struck
the ground with his trident, when there sprung
forth fine horse. This is supposed TO be an
allegory picturing the fact that the Creeks o wed
their horses to the sea, aud meaning that thew
were brought in ships by the Phoenicians or
Others to their shores.
AT one Jf the chariot races at the OlymDic
games, the pIlze was the kingdom of Pisa, and
the hand OF the most beautiful princess there.
But although our knowledge of the horse az
domestic animal extends no further than ths
Bible, yet geologists are enabled to prov, that
It existed thousands of years before The earliest
record of which We have knowIed Fossil
remains Of the horse have been found ali
over the world, but more especially in Grent
Britain, where they abound The research.
e' in South America by tho celebrated
naturalist. Df Darwin, brought to light vari.
Gus bones Of the horse, and settled the oues.
ton whether horses ever existed in that country
PRIOR tP their being brought from Spain. That
they We're extinct long before that period. is
undoubted, for ample proof of their non exis-
tenee at the time Of the discovery of America
Is furnished by contemporary writeEs. The sur
PRISE OF the natives at seeing the Spanish bor
ses, was too natural not to show that il was
the fret time they had ever bcheld the animals
Yet the Pampas of South America are now
covered with hordes of wild horses ,Tbo do
mans that pre-eminence which they so long
enjoyed as trainers and breeders of horses Tho
Romans improved upon the Grecians, and
numerous works were left behind them giving
instructions ia tho various arts connected with
this subject Varo, CELSIUS, Commelia snd Pal
ladius among others, have written upon tue ma
ture, dLeases, &c Of this animal