Horse History

ITorscs havo figiu'i ' y from the earliest timos. In Holy Writ we ftnfl tiiom pronuii.üif in oonneetion w ith ad warfare, and in the myüiology of tho Egyptians, Greeks and Rpiuaus . 1 witndeeds of str and i: ptures oi' i' li and 'i'hi'bes bear öloariy d cliaraotbi's of thcm, nul in all those n'jurds tt' Vu: past wo tot regardcd as a bcast óf bur1 ' ratïor rtokëd ainong thd ohail) pions of nta'tfoiM. Aa such the poéte sang of hint) uud Sc. : uní: or twp instancps i wus svib'■rvilc sorvi i. Xio cnviilry Cf t!; ! KnS v.-iifs rc■ ii i r tbeir servios. Solomou luul, in bis own uis traffic in lirio stook of thia kind waa :,i i S'iiiíur larguly to th and, . yriaj TJio valjtO f fiwe horsos at i " one hundrud and fït'ty shclfol? of silyor oach," ut ono huiirli'i l dollars. ïliis %vi3 liuld ks t' qo irvsao proportiom3, wltioh connuand : rna: irtal to be had in tlie .ona of higlubred nd spiritod o,:ii! It is bèli'cvi I thitt I Lntföinto J-itry,. 1 ■■ I ibout tiiu timo of Abraham; T!m Lit Kgyptiau souiplvaoa b;;ai' 110 tracus of TKö Groeks v, aduiircrs :md swift hbraefe, and iaéihg was n. fiiv.nito pastiine with tham. Honier says of Achules that, abovo i - i, ie v::s I . ly, his ri C mutry, v:s fnmeA tbr weilth, ci tion, and horsomanship, lang befo ra Homer's tuaj. ïüj poiylü i ffpre probably tlio iir.it, among the Groeka at least, ■ aüy skül ;is eques. :.:id ftdapted thé hDrie to the purof w irfare. . bie fable that Theasah v,-as ojiiuully inbabit-.l 1 y Tho "Olympio g.amc3"cf tho Greeks, in Whioh feata in horsomansbip and chariüt-nicing formod the i íijig íittrnction, attended b; the kings and highest from al] pari i of Greepe and n boring corintrios, and the interest m mi alike by all, cq ly popular ion oi' our day. oí' Olympia formad ■: pariid in I ttory upoB whicn their wbble chron , and iïom which pericd all i g eventa were dated. Tho horso occurs on soino ataudards 'ins of past pci-iods as woll as at the present day. On tho coins üf tho HiuJ003, of Baotria atrd Céylon, and thoso of ■ Ickings of Luvashtia, ho is oonapicuoua. Ossian describes tho staadind of the kings aud ohiefs of clans, in early English timos, whon tho king's standard bore the figura of a v.-ldte horse. Eng] md owes to Arabia the ptiMWinion of her improyed aud aow unrivalod brood of horses, adapted íortne turf, field, and road. Tho Arabian liorsos aro dirideil into two great branohos: the Kadischi, decent is unknown, aud tho Kochlaiu, of wlioru ;i written genealogy . borses, and aro valued at high rtxtos. Tboy aro said to havo originatod i'rotn King Kolomon's stúds, and their power of enduranoe are ía.a-vuious, being ablu to encouutur tho most trying fatigues, and to endure tbo scverest privations of food. Thoy aro also ppoken of as oxhibiting unflommon couriif; i :ce of the cnciuy in battle, and tho degreo of intolligence thoy manifest cm suoh occasions is truly striking. Often, when his rider has í;il!ou in battle, tho nolle steed ha i carefally watelrd besido kim tmtil assisstunee has arrived, froquoiitly ceighing to uttract attention to the Tho Koehlain are neititer largo nor handóomo, but amazingRi awift. The whole raoo is divided in severál familieSj Oíick of wkick kas its proper name. Söma of tkose kave a kigkar reputa tknn otkers, 011 account of tkeir ancicut and uncöataniinftted nobilit. In England there uro two millions of Ut and plasure korses, bosides one hunatod thousajid ftgricuitural b Englisk kistory records tkat out of every colts froin thoïóngh-brod i but one oxt -:n fust. A horse whosa ■ :i:jis ei;.;!it gencrations in duration without any base admixturo, is considerad tnorougb-bred, Tin! nuuibèr of horseis in Èussia is greator in pruportion to the popv,' thuii it is in the greatest liorso región of tbis country, wkick is Kontuu'iy. j. kas ono horse to every tkree persons, y Has one korse to about four and a half of its pöpuladion. Historical records show that up to 1Ü32 there were no horaea ia New England, and tkeir introduction uto New Notiierlandsi now New York, ocourred during tistrntion of Gov. Von T-willer, in 1683-36: Trumbull's History of Cónncoticut moations tho korso as accompanjing emigranta froni Mossaohusott8 to State, Ootober 2"tli, lü.'iti. Tlio first korso seen iu Cmada was brougkj to tkat counl in a ship Vkick arM5, Jtinc J'Hli, l'i L7. It is L'stiüi iK'il tht tfeere aro now in tkia country (jigkt millions jf h l at bótweiiñ tvo and tkrec tkousaud millious of 'doJlars (á snm ampie to pay the nation ú d.;ljt). Tl piiie reooi tualiy paid for any oae liorsu : it is said tliat 150,000 would nol tiavo bougkt liateuf" at li: mi r:dian. In tliis rv "T,ox; ld for -S1 s sinee sold ftn ', whila ■ ■ 'l foi '■ Mambrino Pilo!" lias temptod tko offer of K.Jü,000 without success, and "Harablotonian," whose death at an advancec ag, was reeen tly atmounoed, commanded 100,000 a skort time beforo. Dextcr brougkt $33,000. Tnera are some seventj tbou-r: ■ in tkis countrj . Baya Moi'a recent wox-k, wortk fronj $8,000 to 00 i'aik. A r. uilt cstiniatu has iix ed tke probable valu.ition of )ior Now York city, enibraciug all classes, at
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