. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 82.—The stallion, Godolphin Arabian. nature, adapted to the wants of the Esquimaux as a beastof burden, fisherman, hunter, &c., and able to subsist onthe scantiest fare of fish. A little farther south, the Lap-landers have the reindeer, which not only thrives on themoss peculiar to that region, but supplies the people withsubsistence in the way of milk, butter, and cheese. Hetravels with rapidity long distances, drawing a sledge overthe frozen ground, easily guided and controlled by the Lap-lander as he sits behind. His skin makes the best
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 82.—The stallion, Godolphin Arabian. nature, adapted to the wants of the Esquimaux as a beastof burden, fisherman, hunter, &c., and able to subsist onthe scantiest fare of fish. A little farther south, the Lap-landers have the reindeer, which not only thrives on themoss peculiar to that region, but supplies the people withsubsistence in the way of milk, butter, and cheese. Hetravels with rapidity long distances, drawing a sledge overthe frozen ground, easily guided and controlled by the Lap-lander as he sits behind. His skin makes the best of cloth-ing, while the flesh is indispensable for food. 86 METHODS OF SUBJECTION. The Peruvians have the llama, or alpaca, which, accus-tomed to climbing the mountains, carries heavy burdensover the Andes, and furnishes the people with milk fortheir children and wool for their clothing, as well as fleshfor food. The people of the desert have the camel, or drom-edary, for crossing the arid, sandy plains. Not only will. Fig. 83.—A good model of Draught Horse. he carry a heavy burden patiently, but carries within hisbody a supply of water to last him a week. Now we see the same principle of adaptation to the va-rious wants of man shown to a wonderful degree in thehorse, by the great modifications in size, strength, and en-durance. For drawing heavy loads we have the coarse-grained, heavy, square-shouldered, patient cart-horse. Forquick, active exertion, the thoroughbred, or lithe, activerace-horse, with oblique shoulders, deep chest, dense text- ADAPTATION TO WANTS. 87 ure of body, having the conformation of the greyhound,and capable of running with the swiftness of the wind. Some are docile, intelligent, and quick to learn; othersare dull, wild, or vicious, and more difficult to manage, oftenreminding of the characteristics of other animals. For ex-ample, a horse having small, round eyes, set well back on
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