Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-05


reckoned six hundred more No Arab dream
tying up horse by the neck eher replaces the halter an
one of the animals hind legs enccd about the pastern by g
iron ring furnished with paddock iron chair
of two feet Whereabouts in length ending rope which
fastened the ground distance by peg Such tn
customary method but should the animal be trouble
some foreeg is put under similar restraint
at is well known are much less freouent
vicious refractory than Europe this is the reason VIII
gedngs here though unknown no particua
prejudice that could discover against operation tse
only it is seldom performed because otherwise necessary an
tending Of course to diminish the value animal But to eur
to the horses before Never imagined Lowell
collection Their stature indeed somewhat low; do no
think that any came fully fifteen hands,
about their but they exqute shaped that
OF greater size seemed hardly defect Remarkably full
launches with shoulder of elegant as to make one
the words of an Arab poet go ravng mad about it,
little saddebacked just the which indicates sprngine with
out weakness head and tapeng down to
nose fine enough verify the phrase drinking pint pot d
pint pots exist in Ned; intelligent yet SINGULAR
gentle look full eye sharp hornke little ear; legs fore an
hind that seemed hammered IRON so clean and vet
well twisted with hoof lust the requisite h
backgrounds the tail thrown out at perfect arch
I1nsey in the preliminary chapter the Most Eseeme
Breeds OF Horses to his essay the Morgan Horse speak
of the Arabian horse
The Arabian horse might not alya, be acknowledged
possess perfect FORM but fail admire his nmtab
head The broad square forehead the short lean firm and deca
muzze the bright prominent and intelligent eye, sprght
and almost transparent universally acknowledged to
unvaed any other breed hneness of his legs and Il
Obique position of his pasens, may be supposed
strength; but the legs although small flat wry
are not required heavy weights The th
and fore arm are kngy developed and his ability
perform the eats strength related of hin
but in reading OF his really marvellous marches
that there are no watches to note accurately the meon
to mark correctly the distances paths desert and
must make allowance for the the Bcdoun
ageratOn The Arabian horse his doct as
his speed and courage He rarely exceeds hands height
body is light his hips loins his shoulders
I ic +he Arob;o
indebted for their unvaed turf and
chase"
Captain Parker writing in Land and Water" under
name of Ubique" says
During experience in the East that extended hr
where variety Arab the pure Ned
the Persian was good trotter or Gift
with knee action The PAGES principally walking galopng
Gatherings their movements being close the ground
in the
The districts where the hgh-case Arab
atng sandy and parsey covered with vegetation;
and mare without danger lay well down o gallop
But Barbay rough, rocky and mountainous, inteect
with ravine and in many portions hcky covered with hrut
On such ground would be impossible for horse galop
safety; any great pace he would be grief
avoid this he keeping his legs we'll
side the other with great facility The of the gou
causes him raise his feet high each step Thus the dere
action OF horses Barbary and Arabia may
Stunning that they have common origin"
In Backwoods Magazine of 1850 OF officers
Syria time to buy horses They we
provided with frmans the Turkish government nterpe
horse-deacrs the ways plenty
English gold They halted different places advertised tn
errand and had remarkable opportunities seeing the best hor
of the Bedoun tribes in that part Asia The dealings pr
cipay with the Anazeh tribe. The report says:
The horses small seldom rising above hands,
inch but they fine and have great power and size for tn
height. They would be much admired by purely Engl
horscman Indeed Arab horses imported England fabu
constantly passed ponies The English and
Arab each absurd by the grown
toned to the other; but my eye, accustomed for time
nothing the Eastern horse they exceed all h
? yet seen in point of beauty.