The former, or mule, commonly so called, is much valued for the saddle, and for drawing carriages, in Spain, Portugal, Italy, the East, and in Spanish America. In these countries, where great attention is paid to the breed, it is very well-limbed, as... The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier: Comprising a General Description of the ... - Page 159by Richard Mason - 1841 - 419 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1832 - 632 pages
...countries, where great attention is paid to the breed, it is very well-limbed, as tall as the horse, but not so handsome, especially about the head and...in which female mules have had foals, and in which the male has impregnated females, both of lite oss ami horse upecics ; but such instances are very... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...countries, where great attention is paid to the breed, it is very well-limbed, as tall as the horse, but not so handsome, especially about the head and...have occurred in which female mules have had foals, und in which the male has impregnated females, both of the ass and horse species ; but such instances... | |
| Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1837 - 528 pages
...the breed, it is very well-limbed, as tall as the horse, but not so handsome, especially about tlie head and tail. These animals are mostly sterile ;...in which female mules have had foals, and in which the male has impregnated females, both of Ute ass and horse species ; but such instances are very rare.... | |
| Popular encyclopedia - 1846 - 1018 pages
...countries, where great attention is paid to the breed, it is very well-limbed, as tall as the horse, but not so handsome, especially about the head and...in which female mules have had foals, and in which the male has impregnated females, both of the ass and horse species ; but such instances are very rare.... | |
| Richard Mason, Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy - Horses - 1866 - 530 pages
...saddle, and for drawing carriages in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the East, and in the warmer parts oi America. In those countries where great attention...indeed, have thought that they are altogether incapable <j£ producing their kind ; but some few instances have occurred, in which female mules have had foals,... | |
| Harland Coultas - Animals in the Bible - 1876 - 312 pages
...Italy, and the East, this animal is much valued for the saddle and for drawing carriages. It has been thought that they are altogether incapable of producing...have occurred in which female mules have had foals. Three words in the Old Testament are rendered mule : (1) The first occurs in sixteen verses ; viz.,... | |
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