. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. «»_<^ "^ J' - --'f-^?^^= THE BATTLE OF THE HORSES 59 east I was fortunately mounted upon the Cruzado, who had by this time learned to stand to shot and to remain standing when his reins were dropped over his head. He was infinitely the best shooting-horse in the troop, and I used always to ride him when game was wanted, although, owing to his being a large horse, his canter was not suited to riding behind the tropilla. He had come to us with a very bad name for throwing himself back, which is one of the nastiest tricks a horse can po
. Through the heart of Patagonia. Natural history. «»_<^ "^ J' - --'f-^?^^= THE BATTLE OF THE HORSES 59 east I was fortunately mounted upon the Cruzado, who had by this time learned to stand to shot and to remain standing when his reins were dropped over his head. He was infinitely the best shooting-horse in the troop, and I used always to ride him when game was wanted, although, owing to his being a large horse, his canter was not suited to riding behind the tropilla. He had come to us with a very bad name for throwing himself back, which is one of the nastiest tricks a horse can possess. But this he soon gave up, and ex- cept that he always remained rather hard to catch in the mornings, was what an adver- tiser would call "a thoroughly â confidential ; I am glad to think that when I left Patagonia he became the property of Burbury. The Cruzado seemed to enter into the spirit of the chase, and in the present instance went off at a fast canter towards the hills. The-guanaco had moved from his point of vantage upon the top of a conical hill of mud, and had probably, according to the custom of these animals, sought another eminence. I thought he had seen me, in which case he would at once have made for the highest point within reach, but, as I came into the throat of the gorge where there were some mud hills, I saw him again upon the side of a large hummock one hundred feet or so in height. I immediately tied up my horse. The guanacos of the valley of the Chico were very wild owing to the fact that the Tehuelche Indians hunt them there during the months of October and November. This valley was once celebrated for the abundance of its game, but of recent years the herds seem to have moved westwards and northwards. This guanacb was the first we had seen that day. THE AUTHOR S TWO BEST HORSES, THE CRUZADO AND ALAZAN. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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