Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-29
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acceptable reading even to such
portions Of the community as have
no relish for sports of the turf.
and the Albany Knickcrbocker is
a paper to make the most OF such
a subject. 1t was not pleased
with the failure Of a Horse Fair
held lately on Long Island, and
thinks something must be done to
redeem the reputation ofthe State.
1t says: "The State of New York
has some of the finest horses in
the world. In the way of trotters
we can defy the universe. We
a get up a show of horses that
will do credit to the Republic, and
what we can do we should do
Down East horse shows are 'all
the rage In Vermont the horse
is cultivated with as much pride
rs profit. The Morgan horse of.
that State for all kinds of work
has no equal any Wncre.
"The horse is such a glorious,
such a beautiful animal that. in
spite of railroads and locomotives.
he will ever occupy a position ve-
ry near every good mans heart.
The horse family boast of a very
great variety. Demarest gives us
a list of over twenty different fam
allies. We shall refer to a few of
the principal. The wild horse of
Tartary are smaller than the do
nestle. Their hair, particularly
in winter, is very thick, and gen.
orally of a mouse color. Their
heads are larger, in proportion TO
their bodies, than tame horses,
and their foreheads remarkably
arched. These horses are very
watchful of their common safety.
Whilst a troop is feeding one Of
their number is placed on some
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danger of any kind approaches he
warns his companions by neighing,
and they all betake themselves to
flight. The Calmucks take them
by riding among them on very
. fleet tame horses, or destroy them
by arrows. The most esteemed
horses ar e the rabian. They are
seldom more than fourteen or ff-
teen and a half hands high, more
inclined to be lean than fat; they
rise higher from the ground than
other blood horses and much more
quickly.
''The breed in Arabia is never
crossed as in other countries, but
preserved unmixed with the ut
most solicitude. They prefer the
mare, as being more capable Of
bearing hunger, thirst, and fati
que; and these must neither bite
nor kick, or they are deemed VIC
ious; indeed, it is no uncommon
thing to see children play and fon-
die about the mare and her fcal
without fear or injury. Madden
says when an Arab sells his mare
he rarely sells all his property in
her; he generally reserves the sec
ond or third foal. The geneaIo-
gy of a full-blooded Arabian horse
must be proved in Mecca, for one
race only is valued, which is that
of Mahommed's fayorite mare
Madden affirms that is so difficult
TO get a thorough bred Arabian
mare to send out of the country
that he doubts if any ever go to
Europe I; those useually sent as
such being Dongola mares, which
are very inferior, being worth only
from one hundred and twenty to
one hundred and fifty dollars,
whilst an Arabian is worth from
one thousand TO five hundred to
two thousand dollars. The Ara
bians keep their horses picketed
by the fore-legs. They never lie
down, night or day, being always
kept standing. Even after a long
journey they are onely suffered to
give a tumble or two on the sand
and then made to rise. The Per-
sian horses are much esteemed,
but not equal to the Arabian
We will speak of this matter again.
In the mean time We would say to
our fast men, take measures for
an exhibition that will serve TO
show the world what II can do.