Depending on what you want them for, some breeds are simply better than
others. Clydesdales are excellent draught horses, but you don't often see
them at Churchill Downs. Likewise, you rarely see Arabians pulling logs
out of forests.
I think of the Mearas as the Morgans of their day.
The Morgan has the special characteristic that, although not nearly as big as a
Clydesdale, it still has the stamina and strength to be a draught horse -- and
it's fast enough to race as well.
And then there were (still are?) the famous and much-prized
blood-sweating horses of the Ferghana
Valley...
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
