The meaning of thin horse
Horses are herbivores of the genus Chiroptera, and there are two subspecies of domestic horses and wild horses. Mustang's neck hair is erect without drooping, its forehead hair is extremely short, its tail hair is long, and its limbs are hairless. In summer, the upper body is light brown, reddish brown and red ochre, and the back of the skin is light brown in winter.
Domestic horses are divided into heavy horses, ponies and pocket ponies according to their breeds; Domestic horses have long limbs, solid bones, well-developed tendons and ligaments, hard hoofs, various coat colors, mostly chestnut and blue-black, well-developed sweat glands and strong chewing ability.
Horses can be divided into grassland species, desert species, mountain species and forest species according to their natural environmental conditions, appearance characteristics and performance differences. Grassland species are distributed in vast grassland areas; Desert species live in dry desert areas.
Plant in the mountains and be good at walking mountain roads; Forest species live in cold forest areas. Horses are sexually mature at the age of 4, mate in June and give birth in April-May of the following year. The average life span of a horse is 30-35 years old, and the longest is 60 years old.
Appearance characteristics
The figure is symmetrical, the limbs are long, the third toe is hoofed, and the second and fourth toes are degenerated, leaving only the degenerated metacarpals and metatarsals. Extremities are highly specialized, humerus and femur are short, radius and tibia are long, and ulna and fibula are retracted. The third toe is developed, the metacarpal bone is long, the toe (finger) bone is relatively short, and there is a hoof. Buccal tooth high crown; The enamel layer of the upper molar has fine folds.
Historical background
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, "raising thin horses" became a windfall investment, and a large number of people specialized in this profession. When I first bought a virgin, I didn't spend more than ten yuan. You can earn as much as 1520 yuan when you get married.
When people see that it is profitable to follow suit, it becomes a common practice. In the Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou salt merchants monopolized the national salt transportation industry, which was the richest in the world. Therefore, at that time, the wind of "raising thin horses" was the most prosperous in Yangzhou, and the appearance of thin horses was entirely to meet the abnormal psychological needs of salt merchants.
Zhao Yi's Yu Yu Congkao Raising Thin Horses: "Yangzhou people raise virgins and sellers are concubines, commonly known as raising thin horses. Its meaning is unclear. Bai Xiangshan said:' Don't raise thin horses, don't teach little prostitutes. At present, if you don't believe me, remember: a horse can walk very fast and a prostitute can sing and dance. In three years and five years, it changed its owner. Song Mantang cited it, thinking that the theory of raising thin horses is based on this. "