The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-06

all, defect; remark ablv full In the launches.
with shoulder ~ n slope so elegant M to make
one, In the words Of an Arab poet, "gO raving
mag ABOUT III a little, very lttlc saddle-
ness without any weakness; a he I'd broad above,
| AMI tapering down 70 q nose nue enough 70
yye,,lly the phrd-e u " dHnking from pint not,
aud vet sin9ulary gentle look. fun eye. sharu,
/ tnorh-ikc little ear, legs, ioro and hind That
| seemed ~ W IN dc OF hammered ton. so clean
aud yet 80 wen twisted with sinew ne {,
round hoof. lust the requisite flr hard ground
! Tue TAIL 81, IN or rather thrown out at . perfect
! arch; coat smooth, SHINY. and light; the name
| long, but not Overgrown nor heavy. and an AIR
not pretty" their appearance iustiaes ali
reputation, all value, all poetry. The prevailing
| iron color. white, or black, we're lie - common
! luil BAY, lea-bitten, or piebald, none. hut II
tive points u the Ncjdrc horse, / should rep,y,
the slope OF the shoulder, the extreme clean
though every other part, too, has perfection
aud aharmony unwitnessed lat least by my eyesj
Unne 'essary TO say that had often met v tn
and, after a fashion. studied horses through, ut
much about them til this occasion. At Hayei
and In Djebel ShOmer have found very good
examples Of what Is commonly called the
ARAB HORSE,
nnc breed, and from among which purchases
are made every now aud then bv. European
| princes, peers, and oommouers, often at
bounding prices. These are. for the most part
| neigh porhood, and a Nejdean stallion. some
times the reverse but never, II would seem (sl-
though here am, OF course, open TO correction
| by the logic OF facts, thorough Nejdee on
| both Sides with all their excellences these
| horses are less systematically elegant, nor do
remember ever having seen ono among
them Tree from some one weak point:
perhaps "A little heaviness I'm the shoulder. per.
haps a slight falling OF in the rump, perhaps a
shelly or a contracted hoof, or too small an eye.
Their height also IL much more varied me Of
them attain sixteen hands: others are down to
fourteen. Every one knows tn customary divi-
sions OF tn ir pedigrees: Ma1akee. Siklawee,
HNmuIuOp. IOroNlep. "A liar
OF these names dunng residence some years
previous among the Sobaa' aud ku'ala Bedouns,
nor did 1 0nd any difference worth noting
between what was then told me and
the accounts usually given by travel
the Dedouins fiji to recite their oft-repeated
legends about Solomon's stables, &c. Bat am
very bedigrees, and still more the antiquity OF
their origin. as comparatively recent Inventions
liedouns or townsnen. Nor Is a KOhlanee
mare by any means wlrrint for a kohlnnee
currence, even In Shomer. Once arrived at this
ast district, heard no more Of Siklawee, Del
Solomon's stables better known to fame than
those OF Augeus. In Ncjed | was distinctly
assured that no prolonged lists Of pedtgress
were ever kept. and that all inquiries ABOUT race
are limited To the assurance OF good father
aud a good mother; Tor solomon, added the
groom, he was mucn more likely To have tlken
horses from us than we from him, remark
which proved In MN who made II certain
amount OF historical criticism. In word. 10 bo
a successful jockey in NeJed r,quires about the
same degree OF investig ton and knowledge
that 1t would IN Yorkshire, and no more-per-
haps even less, considering the stud books.
The genuine Nejdean breed, so far a. | have
hitherto found, Is To be met with only In Nejed
itself: nor these animals common even
there none but chiefs and individuals Of con-
are they ever sold, at least so al declare; and
when asked now then one could pe acquired,
by war 10y legacy, or by free eift,' wa- the
answer. In this last manner alone Is there a
possibility OF an
ISOLATED SPECIMEN
leaving NeJcd; but even that Is seldom. And
when policy requires present to Egypt Persia,
Sr ConstantinOple IN circumstance OF when 1
witnessed two instances and he ,rd of othersl,
mares are never sent, aud the poorest stations,
though deserving To pass elsewhere for real
beauties. are picked out for the purpose.
After much inquiry and remark, NV COM
. inion aud l came to the conclusion that
the total Nejdesn horse census would not
a short ' even Of that na%bea Fro Se
here that the number OF horses In army
Is perfectly inconsd cradle wnen compared to
that of the camel riders, may be added In con-
1rmation, especially since In Nejed horses are
never use1 except Tor war or parade, while all
sometimes on asses.
Pretty stories have been circulated about the
familiarity existing between Arabs, Bedouins In
particular, an their steeds how the foal Al its
birth Is caught Ia the hands OF bystanders. not
allowed to fall on the groInd how IL plays with
the children OF tue house, eats and drinks with
IT. master; now lac ten It when indisposed,
while II no doubt returns him "A similar service
when occ sion requires. That the Arab horse
Is much centler, and In a general way more n-
ness d, condemned cell prisoner animal Of
Merry Englnd,' | willingly admit; matters,
ais! cannot be otherwise. Brought up IN close
contact with men. and ENJOYING the compare
lively free use OF his senses and limbs, the ArbD
aundruped - in a TAR way for developing to fun
advantage whatever feeling and instinct good
blood brings wit II, nor does this often fail to
occur. II, huweVc-, we come To the particular
Incidents Of Arab horse life just alluded O.,
they certainly form no general rule or etiquette
IA Practice, nor woulI any Arah be the worse
thought 81 Tor rapping ais mare over the nose IL
sne thrust u INTO ms porridge or for leaving ma
ture to do the office Of midwife when she rs IA
m Interesting cunditi m. sun, do not mean t.
say that the creditabie auecdotes immortdlzed
~ 50 many books may no, perhaps take place
here and there, out, TO quote AN AraD poet, "
never saw the Ike, nor ever heard" FOR my own
lersonhl experience. II goes no further than
, IttalnH Ardo hnr'es out OF ny hand. not dish,
and prevailing on them. better tnan the spiri ;
OF the Nasty ueep To come when did call Tor
them; the rest cannot help ClsSins, though
Iel.,ctantb. with many other tales Of tue desert.
Fu,thcr on, when We cruss the eastern aud
southern limits Of Ipweyk, We nnd the Arab
breed RAPIDLY lOsihg In beauty and perfection,
~ size aud strength Ihs speclnens ct iudi-
g.nuus race teat saw m Oman cousiderably re-
sem Died the tlttoes" OF India; bat la he
eastern angle Of ARABIA the deficiency OF horses
Is IN way made az for by the uromedaries Of
Ncjdee horses are especially esteemed for
IN this iatter quail, none come up TO them. 10
pass twenty-inur hours on tue road without
drink and without tagging Is certainly some
thing; but 10 ktOp ~ the same abstinence and
labor conJuined under the
BURNING ARABIAN SKY
for forty-eight hours AZ stretcl IL, believe,
peculiar To the animals OF the breed. Be~id~s,
| they nave dec cy, cannot say at mouth. Tor
/ II Is common to iide them without bIt or hTdie,
/ but Of feeding aud oUedienoe u the knee and
thigh, To tie slightest check OF the mai .er and
! The voice Of the rider, far surprising Whatever
the most elaborate inlne-e gives European
! horse though furnished with snlnle, euro, and
! all. often mounted them al tue tuyItltl III OF
/ their owners. aud without saddle, rem, or stir
rup, set them IN at fun gallon, wheeled them
| ruunI, brought them up in uiii career At a dead
halt, ana ia Il without the least ultlicuty or the
/ sma lest want OF corr, spondcnce nctwcen the
! horses movements and my own will The rider
on their back really feels himself the n u nalt
OF "A ccntaUr, NOT dis met being. Iuls /, m a
/ great part owing To tine Arab Vstem OF urehhing
! IN, much preferable 10 the European IN confer
ring phi incy and perfect tr.ctublhiy. Nor "a
! mere sprcd muCu valued la horse unless II he
| united with tue above qualities, since whether
IN tue contest of an Arab Race or in the pIrs .it
ana tlight oi war, Goupliug' Is uucn more he
rule tuan going "ahead,' at least for any d.
/ t,nce. Much the same training is required for
| the sport Of the DjVfeed, that tournament of