The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-21
] BIZ D EDS O b n Ess;.
rHE OLDER RACES FROM st,fcfs
HE REST tlArf: SPRUNG.
Ths wild Horse Of Central Asia T. Arnbi-4
ans Distinct Race ~ orocso aud sS
Barbary English and Thorough
bred French ana German.
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american Agric,lltifist.
Our horse breeders are interesting Them.
selves SO much nowadays In the horses 81
Europe, thai wa give q brief iescripsion Of
some Of the oldest, original races, from
which tho rest nave largely sprung, and
some typical modern brseds improved, and
by careful breeding brought to their present
excellence Prominent among these, aud
probably that one approaching most nearly
she original aorss, uuch augsd By contacs
with rnsn, is tha Tarpan, o. wiki horse OF
central Asia Closely allied, are the kiangs,
the wild horsas of the northern slopes AMI
steppes Of the Himalayas.
There are the horses upon which the
mounted hordsa OF Par5Iia swept over rick
plains of Persia and Madea III ancient times,
and which greatly improved the breeds o.
horses then used by the Persisns, and Tie
jewellers in Mesopotamia AMI the Caucasus
Their influence mas extsnjsa IN ptocs $
Of time to what is nog Turkey, Greece.
southern Europe and the Danubian primer
paIitas; thence, no doubt to Germany ana
central Europe, and perhaps by the Roman
conanasts, even far 5har.
ARABIAN BLOOD
The Arabians are distinct rae, greatly
modified by man, vat maintained TO the
present day httis changed from the earliest
historic times. They have been reared from
thesa early times with regard to the
strictess rules of breeding, and with 0n-
broken pedigreas. Their Influence upon
modern horses has been immense, and thelr
blood is still sought. 80 give bottom and
quality, where close brsa ling or other CAUSE.
develops weakness OF constitution, or any
falling off from typical excellence.
We have the breeds or races of Morocco
and Barbary, in Africa, aud Of tha Russian
stepped and MoldaFia, as examples OF the
effects of rningling Arabian bloja Wisa
that of the native races OF thes5 countries,
modified largely, as intirnatai IN tha casa OF
the European horses, by tha blood OF ths
Wild horses OF Asia. particularly BIZ taas In
troducsd by the Parrhiaus
ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED.
The English thorous hbrsd is essentially OF
pure Oriental blood, although doubtless
somewhat mo lifted by unknown admixtula,
oi that OF the original British hor e. before
tho days Of stud-books. and the most esre-
full breeding, which mas prevaitei during
the past 200 years. He is much larger than
the Arab, and prsferrei by mo tern hrasd-
ers as a source OF the highest qualities of the
| norse--spsed, bottom styla, action, and con-a
stitution. He has given the finest character
istic Sc ALI tue breeds OF England and Amer
lea &zaapting only the nabiys breads OF
py,lSas and OF the heavy draft lorae5 OF
Z gland and Scotland, waich kat affiliate
| ci ,sely with the heavy horses OF FLANDERS
AMI Denmark.
| Examples OF this improvement are sea
| IN the superb Ceayeland bays, usal chisfY
a. carriage horses, and III the axce:sent SUI !
! folk Panch an admirable horse-of- AL worg,1
| while the English hunter, @hich is MOI y
| lr.sd, but high-bred grade, il dauhIai y
| che best saddle horse and heayy- wei int csr-
| rter Tor rough work, to De found III Shs
| world.--in fact, typicai war-horse for the
/ usea Of nsodera warfare
/ FRENCH AND G ERhfiNs
| TIE French norses have been greatly I'M
/ prov IA since to times of the crusadas BIZ
| the introduction OF Arabian, and IL, soma
en- as Barbary aud Spani h tAndalusianl
biol. Prominent amonfs these are the
4 Ps.lc eron which shows the Arab SAoot
prominently, the MellaTaut II, " hlieh n.as
l nj iitied by native British blood prior 70
the c,-isades, end by Arab bioot since; rae
| Cratentin which shows tbs influence OF the
! DANISH horsa the Lirnosene, il which tue
| Araf,, through its congenerr the hasb, has
! been the improving intsuonce. Then We
| nav. the horss of Roulogne, aftiliab.ns with
those OF l3uranhuy anu FsishIefs, ~ sic.t =
/ now bred, is taking a promiuent rang
Mmong draft horses.
The horses OF Germany owe their excel
lsnce ard among them ara many OF good
4 quality. to erosss5 with the Arabian land
with the English Thoroughbred, Or bolh--
LARGELY 10 a magnificent Arab stallion,
4 gwen by the Empress Catherine second, o.
/ Rus@ia 10 the Austrian general, kaunitz,
aud by him to Count Lsndenau. who with
him establshea breed which, liEs the
/ OrlofFs Of Rn sia, HIS been exceedingly use
fui in improving the stock Of other breeding
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