Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-22
EARLY HISTORY
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"ChlDua gems A.r1s m g1yu1Q Scquana f1rnls"
The Sequan the wheeling horse who guide"
The horses also well them; they
mentioned by Caesar and Tacs but by the latter much
their credit
speaks ancient great warkc people
Germany having had their trained and disciplined
that when their riders dsmounted in battle fight foot they
would stir from the spot where they left but wait with
the greatest constahcy and patience their masters
Contrary the practice of latter times and contrary the
rules Of founded the truth of these people fond
omang their horses amb taught them this by the
the help of cords tied to their legs which controlled their steps
make them the legs of the side at and
then follow with the other which constituted the
amble.
This Piny who treatise the of
riding which lost There likewise Equisoncs pro-
fessed riding among them who disciplined horses and
taught the of riding Varo mentions the thing and
that horse destined the saddle master who is
teach him to deal his feet oly, and form his PAGES.
Whcn city Constannope
and made the seat empire he built the famous ppodrome
place in which horses whose ruins still in part
and remaining Here the which Rome in her circus
testified great Ondness for horses and made them much the
object their attention. their predecessors the West had done
in their time They had studs composed of horses collected from
which maintained with the greatest and
exacness the emperors published many
edct fix the price and regulate the OF horses their
dominons Their humanity SUCH that law made forbid
ding person strike horse with stick club enonn
them wand rod only Their gratitude such (f
may the wor such had deserved WELL and
the public the when they grew DID,
decayed they supported them public treasury These
called Emcrc Discharged; this
observed in Rome, we'll in the rival empire the East
Their studs already mentioned composed horses
brought countries which known produce the nobe
best Those which different parts
much valued well the Phygan and Spanish but the Cap
padocian admired and DO away the palm all
their competitors
Among these the horses called Pamatan and Hcmogcnian
accounted the nobest and first merit They priced
that they devoted the sole pleasure cmperors
being permitted sell them, unless by express license
allowance With the Pamatan and Hcmogcnian horses
usual couple Phgan and the produce Of this miXtuc
especially derived the horses Argpu mountain
Cappaoca thought the best the abors
circus which they always pre-emnenty devoted both
Constannope and Many concctres been
concerning the etmOOg of the amaan and cmogcnan
throughout the empire Most futile
and grOunded The reasonable be this
The Pamaian horses their the person called
Pamaus Palmatus, who rich a breed valuable
horses whose possessions being sliced and conscatcd his horses
appropriated to the emperor and formed the valuable part
OF the Gyrr D0h2inicn imperial stables.
Famatus said to have resided at Andbis, Cap
padoca far from Mount Taurus and living in country pro-
ducte fine horses by his knowledge and he raised
generous breed that they have pcpctuacd his
their
The Iemogcnian horses reckoned next if equal in
rePutc, the Pamaan They dcnominaed
HemOgcne Pontcu who general Of horse under the empe
Consntus and supposed have been the founder this
distinguished kind OF horses whose praises have descended these
tines