Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-18

STA, the Koordish horse in the northeast
ern part of Asiatc Turkey, the Barb in
Africa, the Percheron in France, the Or
loft in Russia, the thoroughbred in Eng
land. From the earliest history of man,
the blood of the pure Arabian horse has
been the stepping-stone for all advanced
nations to build their national horse
upon. They have all been successful,
yet America is waiting to create her ma
tional horse from an unknown type, pos
sibly through Darwin's theory of evolu-
ton!
"Generally speaking, Americans have
not been able to import Arabian horses
from the desert, as Europeans have;
hence, perhaps, the general dislike to
what they cannot easily get. When the
fox could not get the grapes he denounced
them as sour. This seems to have been
the case with gentleman who sent
his servant to Arabia (Damascus)
year ago to get Arabian horses, which he
could not get, hence ridiculed them un-
Justly. In looking for Arabian horses the
first question to be considered and under
stood is where in Arabia is the home of
this breed, and the localities where the
horse may be had in his purest form;
and which of the many strains are the
best and most adapted to importation to
questions now, in fear that they will not
be very interesting to the general reader.
1--WE have a splendid library here at
Cornell, besides all the leading periodi
Gals and journals, and papers of the day
in arts and science, in agriculture and an
imal life and also one of the best agr
cultural experiment stations in your
country. Through that l became ac-
quainted, so to speak, with your public
writers upon matters | am most interest
ed in, agriculture and farm stock, as cat
tie, sheep, swine and poultry, and the
writers seem to be practical men and
know whereof they write; but in horses
should say that the writer's were either
lads or men who had studied what some
experienced men had sometimes written,
taking to themselves credit for what they
, could not explain. Such writer's as are
called authority upon the horse in Amer
lea would be ridiculed in the Old World,
and even in the Arabian desert.
: "There is one thing new under the sun
to me which have learned in America.
1t is the existence of a breed of horses
} known as the Turk There is no such
l breed known in the East as is painted by
| some American horse authorities. The
name originated perhaps in England,
7 where some early importation of Arabian
l horses were called Sister Turk, Selaby
Turk, Acaster Turk, Straddling Turk,
t etc., etc. When any writer speaks of the
Turk as separate breed of horses he
shows his dense ignorance of the Oriental
r horse, the Arabian-the primitive. This
< is but one instance of many such writer's
t in America. They are but blind men
| leading the blinded horse breeders OF
e America. 1t seems pity to me that the
Y great advantages this country possesses
: over all Others for horse breeding should
p be thrown away, together with millions
o of dollars, in trying to make new mortar
e out of old, or new types of horses by
! mongrelizing those created by the Eng
| lish an French. Why don't you take the
:, same blood that they did, and beat them
J, as you can, from your much natural adj
y vantages? Your horse breeders should
study the old horse literature of England
e France and Russia or listen to some OF
= your practical students in horse breeding
It "What you call your standard bret
d horse is a veritable mOngrel, profitable
g to no one except the man who record:
is him. Your people know nothing abOu
If the most beautiful, easy and elastic stel
r of the Arabian horse to the saddle als'
'e from him you get all of your speed at rul
e or trot. On account of your viciou
l. horses the young American is deprived
1t almost of that splendid and recreatins
1t pleasure of riding. Give to your child
5, rem the proper saddle horses-give then
4 the Arabian blood.
If 81 have tried 70 know of some man il
y America who appreciated the Arabian
" horses, in hopes that during my stay il
st this country | might assist him with in
formation, as sooner or later the United
l., States will most certainly beg for tn,
v primitive blood of the Arabian to Great
ID the desired american National Horse
a A. G.. ASDIKIAN.
10 cornell University, Agricultural Col
n lege."