. The horse and its relatives . Fig. 2. Fig. I. A Norwegian Dun Stallion, showing 2. A Mongolian Polo Pony. i WILD TARPAN AND ITS RELATIONS 105 wise obtain in the case of horses, it follows thatthe production of duns by crossing affords decisiveevidence of the antiquity of that type, being, in fact,a case of reversion to the ancestral form. In colour the Norwegian so-called eel-dun isvery like the tarpan, showing a narrow but distinctblack dorsal stripe, and having the front surfacesof the limbs and the whole of the fetlocks black,while occasionally there may be traces of a shoulde
. The horse and its relatives . Fig. 2. Fig. I. A Norwegian Dun Stallion, showing 2. A Mongolian Polo Pony. i WILD TARPAN AND ITS RELATIONS 105 wise obtain in the case of horses, it follows thatthe production of duns by crossing affords decisiveevidence of the antiquity of that type, being, in fact,a case of reversion to the ancestral form. In colour the Norwegian so-called eel-dun isvery like the tarpan, showing a narrow but distinctblack dorsal stripe, and having the front surfacesof the limbs and the whole of the fetlocks black,while occasionally there may be traces of a shoulder-stripe and of barring on the upper part of the general form the breed is low in stature, butstrongly built, with short, stout limbs. It should beadded that, as mentioned later, two types of Nor-wegian duns are recognised ; one of these beingshown in plate x. fig. i. On the other hand, the head and cheek-teethare relatively smaller than in the tarpan, the fronthoofs are broader in comparison to the hind pair,while the mane is
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