The Tipton advertiser., 1876-02-10
A Few Thoughts on the Horse
Question.
ADVERTISER:

EDITORS ADyERTISER:
| have been reading, with much in.
terest, the Communications from
Practical Farmer" on Horseology;
but when he comes to treat on the
origin aud different breeds of horses.
we think he falls Ear short of the sub
ject. We are aware Of the impossi
bility Of doing the subject justice in
short article, therefore we will not
attempt it, but will try to give a few
thoughts on the extreme antiquity
aid worth of the Eastern horse when
he came from the hands OF the Crea-
tor. We find in the book of Job a
very animated desert ption on the war
horse, in the following lines: "Canst
thou make him afraid as grasshop-
per? The glory Of his nostrils is terri
bic. He paweth in the valley, and
rej,iceth in his strength. He goeth
On to meet the armed men," The
patriarch Job was an Arab prince OF
distinguished eminence, wealth ami
.il;i alatssss,..yy ss,,y md aanrishei ..-a a. a very
early period. Solomon appears 10
have been quite dealer in horses,
for he had them brought out of Egypt
and sold TO the Hiiites, who lived be-
tween Palestine aud the Euphrates.
He had forty thousand stables OF
horses-Kings 4, &c. The cavalry OF
the Assyriaas was regarded as very
formidable. The horses were highly
bred, as the Assyrian sculptures testify,
and fully merited he praise bestowed
upon them by Habukknk l., 8-Their
horses are ssifter than the leopards.
Thus we see that the horse in his
primitive state was both noble and
swift, just suitable for the warlike
dispositions OF the Arab. Hence we
see Mohamet as stated by "Practi-
cal Farmer) endcavoring to perpetu
ate the tractable and useful qualities
OF the Eastern horse.
All writers OF any note to the pres
ent day, acknowledge the Arabian
horse as the model OF excellence; but
it is well known fact that the horse
that the Arab wants for war is not
the horse for cart in the streets Of
Liverpool. We imagine that Muham-
eft could not have extended his doc
t inc far by conquest if his charger
had been an English Draft or Scotch
Clyde weighing 1000 or $500 pounds,
The article that "PracticaI Farmer"
refers to IN reference to English draft
and Clydesdale horses in Liverpool,
does not hatter the ability Of the
horse. Our own observation confirms
this. Now the subject resolves itself
into this: Do all countries want one
and the same horse? or, what kind Of
horses do we want in the West. We
have no sea coast, therefore have it,
tie use for cart horses: our railroad,
are numerous, thus doing away with
the necessity Of making long drives
10 market, for which the pioneer pony
seemed SO well adapted: therefore,
in my estimation, the horse we want
tor the west is the one best adapted
for farm use, and should have the fol-
lowing qualities combined: Good
SIZE, from 1900 to lG00 pounds, quick
draft or good walkers, so thai they
could be termed fair roadsteEs, easily
i<ept, and of kind disposition.
Bot some will say, we want to raise
hoses to sell. Very well: if you are
rlising for Pittsburg, raise from the
lasges. cart horse you can find; ifyou
are raising for the more eastern mar
let raise the quick draft or practical
farm horse; il you raise ior the city
raise fas, horse. Thus,
you see, we have use for all good
lorses, but | believe that the best
lorse for general use in this western
the Arabian and draft horse
,ombiued. EE @##
A READER.