The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-04-06
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history Of The Horse,

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yarpado>ian and other horsss Which they
had derived fem their neighbors, were
preserved with So much cars, and pfopa.
gated so snifumIy and strictly from the.
! finest q the breed, tha. in tie 18th cen,
fury liz Arabiaa horse began to assume 4
| Just ard unTivalled celebrity
} There are said TO Be three breeds Of
. Arabian horses the Attecbi, or inferior
D., treed, Oh which they spt titthe value; tie
!, Cadischi, literally horses Of unknown race,
-a,i fire .Kochlani, horsvs whose gepeale-
I gy, according 10 tho Arab account. 10
known for two ihoasand years. Many Of
them have written and attestei pedigrees
! extending taoIa than fouE hundred yearE,
land with true Eastern ezsggsration, traced
by oral tradition from tAe 4tud Of
Solomon. 4 more CAREFUL account
is kept OF these gsnealogies than be
longs to the slo4 ancient family ,,sf the
prousest Arab chief, and very singular
precautions are taken to prevent the pos,
, sibility Of fraud, SO far as the written pedi-
F.! gree eHtenlk.
! The KooAlani horses are principally
reared by the Bedoun Arabs, 10 the re-
mote deserts. 4 stallion mxy be proeu.
red without much difficulty, although
at great price. \ mare is rarsy TO be
obtalnod, except by fraud and excessive
bribery, The Arabs have found out that
"biol. other breeders should mover forgot,
that lbs female is mora concerned than
the male in tbs excellence and value Of
the produce s;,d The goneaIogies Of thai.
logs.a ago "iRays reckoued from The
,naotlcrs
The arabian horse would not be &C
, AnowisjGea ty every jadgs to pomess .
p.Iiec2 form, his head however, Is ininits-
bo. The ltua1uess aud squareness of tao
forehead, the gho!tnsss and tineqess Of the
ny@zlc, tbs prominence and brilliancy OF
the eye, tho srnal!aess Of the ears, and tbs
beautiful course Of the spius, will always
characterize the head Of the Arabian
horse.
His ho;y may he considered q, 500
! light, and bis chest as too narrow tnt be.
4. hind the arms The barrel begins 70 swell
ont. end leaves sufficient COON CSa tie
play Of he lungs
! In The formation Of tLs shoulder, neti
70 TIM: Of the head, lis Arab is superios
F., 70 my other breed. The withers aFs
high, and tie shoulder b'ajo Inclined
! backward, arJ So nicely adjusted, that IN
descendiug hill tho point or edge Of the
( ham never fuflea the skin. lie Ray noe
! he thought, sufficiently high; he seldom
( stan l. more than fourteen hands and tao
or three inches. The fineness Of his leg.,
AMI nhiialo position Of the posteras, may
lcsrHF oss,t2 .~ssen his apparent strength:
nv. ,ho leg, although small, Is fat and vi
r aratomists know that the bone. has 10
ro,am0n dc1-i.y and tic starting mos
les Of the fo.y arta and the thigh Indicate
tbat he j. fully capable Of accomplishing
maDy Of the fsats which are recorded Of
him The Barb alone exce!s In noble and
spirited action; and if there be defects
about him, he IS perfect for that which ha
was designed. lie presents the trus COM
bina.iou Of speed and bottom; strength
; enough to carry nors than light weight.
aad courage Mat would cause him TO die
I rather tian c:re up.
The AsJiun horses are celebrated fox
their dociii'y AID good temper Toy their
speed and Courage, In thas delightful
book, "bishop Hebe's Journey ,hrocgh
tie Upper PROVINCES OF India" the follow
/ ing character is given Of him: my
~norning rides are, very pleasant Ny
! horse IS nice, quiet, good tempered little
Arab, who IS 90 fearless that he goes with
out starting, close to au elephant, and SO
gentle and docio that he cats bread ous.
Of my hand, ard has always as much al,
tachmont aH4 eoazing ways as dog
( This Foama tie goTelal character Of sas
Ara5 horses, to Judge from What | hare
seen in thir country. It is moi the fery,
!1dasli0g animal it had supposed, bu. with
more nationality about him, and more So"
parent confidence in HE rider, aan the
majority If tho English horses."
I Ike kindness with which he is treated,
l.. from q f0al, gives him an affection for his
master; q wish 20 please; a pride in eXori'
! ing avery ruarg5 in obedience to his COM
. manis. and. consequently an apparent "a
gacitY .hich is seldom seen in other
breeds Ito nara and her foal inhabil
lie SANG tent with the Bedouin and his
children. Tho peek Of the marc is often
+ The pillow # tho sider, aud more feqyans
Is Of the cll.droo, Who are rolling about
upon her aud he fca. Yet 10 accdent
ever occurs, and rhs animal acquires that