. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE HORSES—HORSES PROPER. 407 herds, some of which are occasionally composed of thousands of individuals. They are a nuisance be- cause they not only consume good pasturage, but also lead away domestic Horses. Fortunately they do not come by night. The natives of the pampas eat the flesh of the Cimarrones, especially that of colts and mares. They also capture some with a view to taming them; the Spaniards, on the other hand, make no attempt to use
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE HORSES—HORSES PROPER. 407 herds, some of which are occasionally composed of thousands of individuals. They are a nuisance be- cause they not only consume good pasturage, but also lead away domestic Horses. Fortunately they do not come by night. The natives of the pampas eat the flesh of the Cimarrones, especially that of colts and mares. They also capture some with a view to taming them; the Spaniards, on the other hand, make no attempt to use them. Very rarely does a European capture a wild specimen and tame it. In Paraguay no wild Horses are found, but the con- dition of the domestic Horses of this country does not differ materially from that of the wild ones. The animals called Mustangs are so neglected that they really degenerate. They are of medium height, have with their mothers until they are three or four years old, and as long as they are not weaned the mothers are greatly attached to them and some- times defend them even against the Jaguar. When the animals are a little over two or three years old, one of the young male colts is selected and given some fillies, with which he has been accustomed to graze in one particular spot. The Horses belonging to one herd never associate with those belonging to others, and they keep so faithfully together that it is difficult to separate a grazing Horse from the main body of his clan or group. If two or more herds are put together, as for instance when collect- ing all the Horses belonging to one farm, they immediately seek their customary companions and. THE ARABIAN STEED.—The Horse has been the most prized of animals with the Aral's from an early period. The Arabian Horse, though not very tall in stature, is of beautiful form. It is fleet, docile and of great endurance and is treated with great consideration by the Arabs. a large head, long ears and large heavy jo
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