The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-03-10
The Horse.

some interesting faclS X the history OF
this animal worth recapitulsting. Wild
horses were toune: in Europe as late "a the
! I6lh century. Boecs mentions them
among the hart and other wild bestiaII'
ot Scotland. 4 a later period herds we're
kept in parks Ike deers by the Polish 20
! blemen. Il race Of small Wild horses,
! fierce ard intractab!e, exist in the inacessi-
| be fastEesses Of the mountains Of Corsica
| TO this day. Vast troops of them may be
found in Asia. 1t was once favori'e
! theory with writers, that men aud horses
could be found ONLY perfect when Wild
| They painted impossible bartaraians sur
passing the Greclan Apollo IN beatty.
/ tbs Roman IN patience and courage, the
modern savan, IN wisdom, and the Chris
tan In morality, aud called thea Indians
or Arabs The wild horse falls as far be-
| low bis fancy portraits as his unnamed
/ rider His head is hard and thick. and The
muddy dun or cream color Of bis shaggy
hide compares uniavorable with the glossy
covering OF yonr refined dweI!er IN nod
ern stables. Bat our artist must first
catch his specimen, for the senses OF herd
low Of the approach of man. The wild
/ horse Ct Africa is quits unlike his Aslaiic
! brother Exceedingly. swift and wild he
battles pursuit. HIS wide ears catch the
far off sound of your coming, bis small,
deep-set eyes twinkle with wicked deligh.
al your inability TO surprise him, his black
and bu>hy name is tossed proudly to the
winds, and bis woody sides are soon safe
/ from all fear Of your whip. which might
! irritate but could never subdue his naughty
vicious temper.
! Farther discoveries into the in elior will
doubtless give us new species. The origin
Of the horse admits of as much dispute
As that Of man undeVout naturalists EN-
I p!oy him 10 overthrow the Mosaic nara
tive, and SCOT at the idea Of his having
descended from The single pair that went
into the ark. His first appearance IN lit
erature is as splendid as it deserves to be.
NatcLless in beauty and power, he appears
IL all the poetic myths Of ancient nations,
clothed III sp!endor, a sign among the
stars Of the tlfmament, or harnessed TO
the chariot of he sun The 5 merit. that
ancient and refined language which has
woven such a spell about modern scholars
! that they have s'liyen TO resusritate the
dead gods Of nations that persisted with
their deilies, sill fingers in the IIindoo
dialect. In that, The horse is alluded 20
As IN use; they even derive their sacred
river from The mouth Of the horse. The
A>sylians, BabyIonans and pereians were
, skllIul horsemen. We hear the noise of
| their chariot " heels in the mournful rythn
of the prophets denuncialious, the horse
| and rider 20 down IN their pride when
the wrath Of Jehovah breathes upon them.
The sculptures of Egypt and the more
wonderful marbles OF Niuevah, represent
him as graceful in form, as proud in war
as he is to-day.
seemed formed cyr the service OF man be
! yields to him his great ST. 3ngIh with gen
erous alacrity, aud becomes perfect ouly
/ in domestic slate Hi, BRAN is not large,
vet he is intelligent. His memory is so
, tenacious Of localities that horse lost in
the deserts OF southern Africa has been
/ known 10 find his way 500 miles back to
&
I tie camel Of discovering water in the des
ert, and often saves Life in that way. He
! adep's himself to all the climates Of the
/ globe, but is, like man, charged by them
! IA Iceland lie Is a dwarf. In the NOUN
! tans Ct Sweden and NORWAY e is small,
short, hardy, and muscular. In The rich
gra5s>'auds Of Jutiand and Flanders he is
very large and nobIy proportioned, but
strong rather than active; III the fiery des-
! erys of The tropics he i 1.-The, graceful and
swift, and subsists on scanty uouIlshment
liorses in this climate never change their
coat or hair. as thel do in countries where
winter cold and summer heat alternate
| Variations in color follow no fixed law,
although some races Of horses Tet2in a
certain color with great tenacily. From
the Gulf Of Bothnia 10 the Indian sea he
is OF a mouse color. Neat cattle have the
same color lnt this region and upon the
! lsthuus of Panama The finest horses of
. Asia Minor and Persia are of a mlIk>
white. Such horses are appropriated by
The Circassian chief. the handsomest race
Of men in the world. Some Schamyl as
superior IN look and aspect as his superb
steed, would form picture perfect as a
poet's ideal. The Russians have splendid
regiments Of cavalry, all mounted upon
these fire white horses.
be African horse is As unlike his Eu-
ropean compe as possible. Flee; patient
of thirst, and having high and graceful
action they form he most splendid cava!~
~ in the world They are SO tall tha,
they measure more in hight than in length.
/ 1t is singular that such tall and powerful
! horses should be found in ore of the most
sterile countries Of the globe The Ara
bian in the same latitude locks like pony
/ beside him. The Barb. of Northern AZ
rica are fine borses they are gentle, tho
/ full Of spirit, and so swift that they are
! termed swallowers of the wind. They are
early imported by the Romans to give
switiue,s to horses employed in Their cir
Gus races IS late as the reign Of Tiberi-
us, according to Strabo, the Arabians had
no horses. The prophet himself, when
! he advanced to Mecca TO take vet geance
or his enemies had but two horses in his
/ whole train Bat when the Arab did add
/ this animal to his list OF domestic treas-
ures, he knew how to value it. by care
and judicious kindness they have raised a