The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-25

ANAA9MN va AMN 10
nous Arabian horses: The Hanaardl
ana Nephaarta Arabs are famous
aorse-breeders. and take great pride in
heir stud. These horses are. think,
he best Arabs" have seen; and far
rom being the gazelle-llke creatures
usually depleted. they are strongly
built. large-boned animals Of from hf-
teen 70 fifteen and a half hands high.
have seen one OF sixteen and a half
hands, but this Is unusual Their Inn
mense neck and shoulders make them
appear perhaps a little light behind.
but they have plenty OF staying power.
anu their length OF hook IL an earnest
OF the speed they undoubtedly possess.
Parties from these tribes are constant
" roaming the deserts OF Syria and
hesopotamia In search Of good brood
mares; and ! have heard OF az much a.
a thousand guineas being paid for one.
and good brood mare IL never parted
with or ridden. remember seeing a
bunch OF Nephaarta horses brought IN
Tor the inspection OF an emissary OF
the khedlve who wished 10 purchase a
pair for his highnesA There we're
'ome twenty or twenty-five Of the mos,
beautiful colts possible. with the e.
oeption OF one rather Weedy-looklng
beast. As soon a. sheik Mansour
saw Il he shouted: Take Il
away. and give Il TO the hrst man
you meet. ! will not own that as a
Nephaarta hone!" The khedlve's agent
eventually selected two. for which
saw him pay Eve hundred pounds
Egyptian. Entire Arab horses are al
ways rather dlficult 10 ride az FIRST.
though after few days. when horse
and rider have become reconciied. they
are docile enough. and easily trained.
Each man has virtually TO break his
horse 10 his own hand. and should an
other mount an apparently quiet beast.
be would have 20 DO the work all over
again. II seems TO be- a tacit under
standing between horse and rider that
their joint career begins with a s,rg-
gle for the mastery. To visitor like
myself. whose mounts must constantly
b. changing. the prospect is sufficiently
alarming. Ones early days In an Arab
camp are frequently days Of pain and
lribulation. a. one slowly RECEIVERS from
bout with a hAlf-savage stallion.
Though they eventually become aule,
and obedient 70 their masters hand
great care must BE- observed. when rid
Ing IN company. not TO allow ones
horse 20 approach within Kicking dis
lance Of another. or disastrous results
may follow. The horses are always
ready FOR fight. and deceltfully appear
% be on their best behavior immedi.
ately before an outbreak. was riding
one day with a small party OF SANTANA
Arabs. when two men carelessly an
preached too close. I called out 10
them 30 sheer on a little. but before
hey could respond a general melee was
In progress. and almost instantly my
horse bad its teeth IN the neck Of one
Of theirs. while the other was Killed
BY kick which burst H. stomach. For.
tunaiely We all escaped with a few
bruises. though the riders do not Al.
ways get Oh 80 easily. When riding Al
full gallop. however. the attention Of
the horses IL concentrated upon the
race. and the men may ride a. close 10.
gether as they like. but care mus, he
taken 10 wheel apart as the mace
slackens Nothing can exceed the In.
toxicatlon Of race IN the desert
Choosing stretch OF level sand voB
rive your horse the signal TO 20. and he
j. on with a spring that almost unseats
you; and / have seen an instance
where the sudden strain burst the
girths. and left man and saddle IN the
dust. while the horse was a hunar,a
yards away before the discounted rlder
realized what had happened. The sneed
that these horses attain Is very sr,,,
and their reach forward Il prodielons
as found on one occasion when nv
horses hind hoof cut the heel clean an
my boot AMER a gallop. instead N
breaking into a cantcr and then into
a trot before stopping they simply nut
their torcfeet together and stop deaa
their impetus frequently causing them
90 slide several yards. understand
that Il Il on this account thar Ar,h
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