THE HORSE. 89

the aversion of man; whose orders he implicitly obeys,
whose severest tasks he undertakes with a cheerful alacrity,
- and whose pleasures he contributes to with animation and
delight *.””

It is unnecessary to enter into a description of the many
varieties of this beautiful and useful animal; most civilized -
countries possess a peculiar breed. The Arabian, the Anda-
lusian, the French, and English horses, each have their pe-
culiar qualifications. Thus the Spanish genette is small, but
beautifully formed, moving with great ease and grace. The
Andalusian is docile and courageous, and possessing many
other estimable and useful qualities. The Flemish horses
are noted for size and strength; while the English hunter
and race-horse are believed to be unrivalled.

“What region the horse originally inhabited, or to what
nation we are indebted for his first subjugation, are questions
far too remote for history to resolve. That this animal is
of eastern origin, and that the Egyptians were the first to
reduce it to obedience, and train it to the various purposes
of civilized life, appears highly probable from various pas-
sages in the Bible, though no direct testimony of such a
fact is to be gathered from that source. Representations of

* Maunder’s Treasury.