. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Ox THF. Road in Ohio of Europe. Their height is not more than fourteen hands ; their heads are well formed, with eyes full of expression, and quick, alert ears ; the neck is short and rounded in front, the withers high, and the back straight or slightly curved ; the haunches are broad and high, the rump rather sloping, the legs short but power of endurance under fatigue and hunger. He will go for several consecutive da}'s with- out food, and can
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Ox THF. Road in Ohio of Europe. Their height is not more than fourteen hands ; their heads are well formed, with eyes full of expression, and quick, alert ears ; the neck is short and rounded in front, the withers high, and the back straight or slightly curved ; the haunches are broad and high, the rump rather sloping, the legs short but power of endurance under fatigue and hunger. He will go for several consecutive da}'s with- out food, and can easily do from forty to sixty miles a day, covering from five to ten miles an hour, and even mf)ru. He can bear all weathers, and may be used either for riding or as a draft Spotted Horsks of the Steppes well developed, and the hoofs small and firm. The hair is short and fine in summer, and coarse and long in winter; that of the tail and mane is thick. Their color is usually light-bay, The horses of the Calmucks, like those pre- ceding, are horses of the steppes, belonging to these nomad tribes. We meet them between the Ural Mountains and the Volga. They are Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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