The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-09-27

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No Arab dreams Of tying up horse BY
the neck; tether replaces the halter. and
ono of the animals legs 10 encircled about
the postern BY light iron ring, furnished
with . paddock, and connected with % iron
chain two feet O thsrsabouts in length,
ending In . rops, which 10 fastened 10 the
ground Ct some distance by IN iron peg;
such 10 the customary method. But should
the animal restless and troublesome, fore,
leg 10 put pcder similar treatment. It 10
we'll known that horses In Arabia are much
less frequently vicious or refractory than In
Europe, and this 10 the reason Why geldings
are here 70 rare, though not unknown. No
particular prejudice that could discover
exists against the operation itself, only It Is
seldom performed, because not otherwise
necessary, and tending, of course, TO dimln>
ish tho value of the animal. But to return
TO the horses now before ~. Never had l
seen or imagined " lovely . collection.
Their stature wss somewhat low. I do not
think that any came fully up TO fifteen
hsnds-fourteen appeared TO he about their
svcrsge-but they were 20 exquisitely we'll
shaped that want Of greater size seemed
hardly, II Ut oil, defect.
Remarkably full In the launches, with =
shoulder Of slope 20 elegant - to make
one, in the words Of IN Arabian poet, go
raving mad about IT," littlc--a very little
-ssddle-bscked, Just the curve which indi.
Gates springiness; head broad above, and
tapering down to nose fine enough to verify
the phrase of drinking from . pint pot, :"
did pint pots exist 10 Nedjee; . n.oss intelli.
gent and yet singulsrly gentle look, full eye,
sharp, thorn.like ear. legs fore and hind
that seemed q II made Of hammered iron,
20, clesn. snd vt 70 we'll twisted with sinew;
neat, round hoof, Just the requisite for
hard ground; the tail Get on, or rather thrown
out perfect arch; coat smooth, shining and
light; tue name long, but not ovcrgrown Tor
heavy, and cir and steps that scanned to say
Look At me. am I NOT psssty!" their sp>
psasaoce justified al reputation, al virtue.
oil poetry. The prevailing color vas chest.
nut or gray /; . light bay. an IRON color,
white or black, were less common; full bay,
bitten or pie.bsld, none. But IL asked
what are, after oil, tho specially distinctive
points of a Nedjce horse, should reply tho
slope of the shoulders, the extreme clean.
ness of the shank, and the full, rounded
haunch, though every other part, too, has .
perfection and harmony unwituessed, 1t
least by my eyes. anywhere else. Nodjer
horses arc especially esteemed for great
speed and endurance OF fatigues; indeed, In
this latter quality none como up to them.
To pass twenty.four hours on the road
without drinking and without tagging 10
certainly something; but 70 keep up the
same abstinence and labor oonjoined under
the burning Arabian skies for forty eight
houn II stretch Is, believe peculiar 10 the
animals Of the breed. Besides they have .
delicscy, cannot ssy Of mouth, for it 10
common 10 ride them without bit or bride,
but of feeling, and obedience 70 tho knee
and thigh, to the sllghtest Of the halter and
the voice of the rider, far surpassing the
most elaborate ~saS<ss given European
horse. though furnished with snafile. curb
and all often mounted them ss the In
vitation of their owners, and without saddle,
rein or stirrup, Get them Of as Z full gsllop.
wheeled them around, brought them up in
mad career 1t dead halt, and that withos,
the least difficulty or the smallest want Of
correspondents between the horses move.
ment and my swn will; tho rider on theis
back really feels himself the man half Ut 4
ccn'sur, not distinct being.-Pslarase's
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