Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-16
nom the New FORK Herald.


Arabian Horses in the United Ststes----Ik.e.
cultarittes OF the Algerian and 1aiiA bar
Breeds.
To JAMEs GoRDoN BESsRrr, ESQ 1 Lave read
with much interest the ier Of Abd,el kader and
your remarks upon is snbject-the Arabian horse
in your paper Of he l2th instant
Daring The Crimean var, being engaged, IN the
French iransport service, The steamer under my
oemRand ives sent to-A geIla-aoF q detachment o.
troops. and there through the kindness Of the of
GERS sf The army, / me in possession Of beauti>
fnl specimen Of the Algerian Arab, and imported
him 20 his country Two years since. 30 far as ny
knowledge extends 3" Omar Pas q" is iha on y pure
bleoded horse Of this description ever br ugtt 10
America. This remark does not apply 10 the Zqn~
zibar horses, some Of which were pTesen ed Il
the President by the lmaum Of Muscat, nor to
some others Of the same breed which have ben
brought to the United States. Ths Zanzibar and
Algerian arab though having some points in com
mon, differ as much from each other as do the Nor
gsns aud Black Hawks.
Owing, perhaps, 90 the little interest my other
pursuits have allowed 10 lake in The matter, but
principally to the prejudice against small horses and
the mania for fast troting in this section, Omar
Pasha's" success has NOS been what it should be
His colts must grow to convince people that small
horses, by crossing will produce those Of larger
size, and that troitng colts viii come from running
stock.
By the next year. when some fifteen viii be pro-
ducsd in this neighb0rhood, there will be an oppoT-
tunity to overcome this prejudice. - r.ss-.-
have now one Of his colts from an ordinary mare
It is three months old and Of extraordinary size
having al the marks snd characteristics Of her
sire. Like him. she will require to be broken
Their dOoility is natural, not acquired
The Arab chieitains letter is sufficiently amusing
in its endeavor to prove the priority Of the race OF
Arab horses to that Of mankind but with ell cue
allowance for its extravaganza, there can be no
doubt that the race dates very far back ana mat
for these many ages it has maintained ITS Pn1i'y'
and that its peculiarites as unmistakeable IS
those Of the Jews The signs, marks and qualities
for verifying il are exceedingly accurate Others
however might have been added, such as the large
ness of the Joints smallness Of the forearm length
of the pssterns shoriness of the back smaness Of
the head and ears, and the almost human express
sion Of the eye, such as is seen in no other horse.
As you say truly, the Arab is not remarkable for
his speed in mile heats, but horse can accomplish
distance in day like him. His powers Of endur-
ance are beyond anything in the capacity Of any
and all other racers. All Arabian horses are small
The Algerian never exceeds height Of fourteen
and half hands, or a weight Of eight hundred and
fifty pounds. In the government stables from which
"0msr Pasha" was selected, there were between
thirty and forty stations and none larger than him.
These horses are procured, with much trouble and
expense by the French Government, for the purpose
Of improving the stock in France; and the splendid
horses found in its southern provinces owe their
superiority to the interest taken in the matter By
the Emperor.
trust that you will not consider this communics-
ton as an advertisement for " Omar Pasha" The
horse is net for sale, as I feel the same attachment
for him that an Arab master would. 1t is written
with a view TO corroborste your own statements,
and also to give your readers an opportunity for
making further inquiries, TO which shall be happy
to give such replies my knowledge Of the subject
will permit
Il is difficult matter to procure these horses, but
hope that what have said, added to the extended
do Nv oil al
will have the effect of exciting an interest and q
desire 10 import them
JOHN GOODMAN.
DoCHEsTER, Mass, Sept Is, 1858