Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-19
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
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THE ARABIAN HORSE

and when asked how then one could acquired by by
legacy gift the In this last manner alone there
possibility specimen leaving Ned but even that
seldom and when policy requires present Egypt Persia or Con-
stannope of which witnessed two instances and
sent; the poorest stalons
through deserving pass elsewhere for real Beauties are Pckd
for the purpose
Farther on when the and southern limits OF
Towe the Arab breed rapidly losing in beauty and per-
and strength The specimens of indigenous race that
Oman considerably eembled the tate OF India; Dut IN
the eastern deficiency of horses is made
up for by the dromedaies of that land.
Neidee especially esteemed for great speed and
endurance fatigue indeed this latter quality up to
pass enou hours the road without drink and with
tagging certainly something's but keep the same ab-
nence cononed under the burning Arabian sky for forty
eight a stretch believe peculiar to the animals of the
they have decacy, cannot OF mouth for
is common without bit bride but of feeling and
thigh the slightest check OF the halter
and surprising whatever the most elaborate
manage gives European horse though furnished with snae
curb and ALL
them the invitation of their owners and
saddle rein rrup, them off at full galop wheeled
brought them mdcaeer dead halt and that
least difficulty, the smallest want OF correspondence
and my The rider on their
really feels himself the manhaf of centuar not distinct
being This great part owing the Arab system OF breaking
in much preferable European comforting pancy and
feet tracabt speed much valued in horse unless
qualities since whether in the contest of
an Arab pursuit flight of doubling much
going ahead least for distance Much
the training required the sport of the 'red-tha
the East-and which, witnessed it in Ned
differed in nothing frequent Syria and Egypt
except palm-stck d7eed itself is little lighter
add in the stony pateaus of Ned horses
always the shoe clumsy and heavy The hoof
slightly pared and the number of nails put in invariably six Were
excellent Nedean farrier would lame fine
horse"
correspondent The Field England under the
of Vee Moustachc stated had cavalry service
in Spain India and Crimea had experience breed
ing breaking training English thoroughbred horses thus writes
concerning the Arab horse:
The truth great speed mile and half miles
is not the forte The flying year-od England,
or indeed the Derby and Lege would suit
them; they would be oupaccd such distances Stouness
hunger thirst and fatigue OF carrying
weight above what their would to warrant fine tenn
per hardihood constitution, enabling them to
endure cold equally with heat and to do we'll on the
food counte characteristics which make the Arab
horse valuable Their staying quality renders the admNure OF
their blood with that Westembcd horses in every opinion most
desirable while their intelligence and agacit always win
the true lover of the equine
GAS regards the capabiit carry weight
convey any who has ridden idea OF
power n way When first India had Arab
given break My then only for the large horses
this county ccsershire), and my notion of weight
intimately connected with sixteen hands, three inches
hereabou The horse about ride in angaorc
hands, three inches but he certainly had both substance and
quality, length which Arabs deficient Never
helcss a believe the little animal could carry
deceived in my life for was not five minutes
power ordinary horses
The Times ondon) correspondent describing in October
1873, the Vienna Horse Show, says:
"Iy remarkable the whole show string
puc-bred brood exhibited by Count
Drcduzyc aa who many years past devoted him
self entirely breeding Arabs In 1886 after spending two
in Syria and visiting the desert tribes he brought with him t
three stations, the nucleus
He imported many Arab and has kept hi
stock perfectly from other strain They ALL with
exception heabten and the whole string when walked
together sight seeing and hgh-caste
looking lot might expect issue from Aga Khan
stables in Bombay