They travel thirty miles a day with ease, and are preferred for journeys on which it is necessary to cross the mountains.
The ass is very inferior, and is only used by the poorer classes.
Two distinct breeds of horses are now found in Media, both of which seem to be foreign--the Turkoman and the Arabian.

The Turkoman is a large, powerful, enduring animal, with long legs, a light body, and a big head.

The Arab is much smaller, but perfectly shaped, and sometimes not greatly inferior to the very best produce of Nejd.

A third breed is obtained by an intermixture of those two, which is called the _bid-pai_, or "wind footed," and is the most prized of all.
The dogs are of various breeds, but the most esteemed is a large kind of gray hound, which some suppose to have been introduced into this part of Asia by the Macedonians, and which is chiefly employed in the chase of the antelope.

The animal is about the height of a full sized English grayhound, but rather stouter; he is deep-chested, has long, smooth hair, and the tail considerably feathered.