The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-08

FASTENING TIRE HORSE IN THE
EAsr--woSDERFUL ENDURANCE
OF THE ARABIAN BREED.

No Arab dreams of tying up a
hor~e by the neck; a tether replaces
the halter, aid one Of the animals
hind legs is encircled about the
pastem by q light iron ring, tur.
nished with a pa'llock, and con.
lected with all iron Chain two feet
or thereabouts in length, ending in
a rote, which is fastened to the
CRU d at sume dista, ce by an iron
peg; such is the customary method.
But should the animal be restless
and Troublesome, a fore leg is put
under similar treatment. 1t is well
kamwn that lmrSes in Arabia are
much less frequently vicious or re.
tractory than in Europe, and this
il the reason why gehlings are here
50 rare, thongh not unknown. No
particular prej,ldices that | could
discover exists against tie operation
itself, only it is seldom performed,
because not otherwise rece@ary,
aid tending, Of course, to diminish
the value Of the animal. But to
return to the horses now before us.
Never had | seen or imagined 81
lovely a cnl tcfion. Their stature
was somewhat low. do not think
that any come fully up to fifteen
hands-but they were 30 exquis tely
well shaped that want Of greater
size seemed hardly, If at all, .
detect.
Remarkably full in the launches,
with a shoulder ot a slope SO elegant
as To make one, il, the words OF All
Arabian p'et, ''go raving mad
about IL" a little-a very little
Saddle-hacke'l, just the curve which
indicates springiness; a head broa'i
ahye, AID tapering down to a nose
fine enough To verify the phrase OF
"dri king rom q pint pot" did
pint pots exist in Aedjee; a most
Intelligent aid yet singularly gentle
lUok, full eye, 4 sharp, thor.like
ear, legs fore aud hind that seemed
as il made Of hammered iron, ~,
clean aid yet 50 well twisted with
sinew; a heatronnd hoof, Just the
requisite for hard ground; the tail
Oh, ar rather thrown ont at a perfet
-arck; coat smooth. shining and
light; the maDe long, but not over.
grown nor heavy, and air and steps
that seemed 10 say: "I.ook at me,
am | not pretty" Their appearance
justified all reputation, oil va ne,
all poetry. Their prevailing color
was cle~uut or gray; a bay, an iron
color, white or black, were less
common; full bay, tlea-bitten OF
pie.hald. lW,,e, but ifASEed what
are, after all, the specially distinct
i've points Of q Nedjee horse, |
should rerly the slope Of the Shoul.
ders, the extreme leanless Of the
Shank, aid the fill rounded haunch,
though every other part, too, has
a perfection AMI a harmony unwit-
re>>ed, at least by my eyes, any
where else. Netljee horses are
especially esteemed tor great speed
and endurance Of fatigue; indeed,
in this latter quality none can come
up to them.
To PASS twenty-faur hours on the
road without drinking and withrl,
ilagging is certainly something; but
to keep up tie same abstine, &c and
!al~r coljoined nlder the burning
arabian skies for forty-eight hour,
at stretch, is, | believe. peculiar
to tie animals OF the breed. BE.
sides they have a delicacy, cannot
say Of mouth, for it il common t.
ride them without bit or bridle
but OF feeling, and obedience to thu
knee and thigh, to the slighteSt
check Of the halter and the vGict
Of the rider, far surprising the mos
elaborate m0nege given in a Euro
pean horse, though furnished witt
SlaIlle, curb and all. Tofen mount
item at the invitation Of theil
owners, and without saddle, rell
or stirrup, set them ot' at q ful
galIop, wheeled them around
brought them up in mad career al
a dead halt, and tI,aC without the
least difficulty, or the smallest want
Of correspondence between tie
horses movement and my owl
will; the rider on their back really