Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-12

cred less superior his kind in Arabia than is the
Arabian breed collectively the Cape Good Hope or
Indian In Ned the birth place eed the prma
type the authentic modeu any thus
at least my experience goes appears although am
aware that distinguished authorities maintain another vew
rate all the studs Nejd Feysus was indsputab
the first and who that has the conummate spec
of equine perfection Arabia perhaps the world It hap
pened that mare the imperial stud had bite close
behind the shoulder from spove wound
addressed and managed had festered into pulling
most praced Ndean morning while Baraat and
myself sitting in Abdalahs Aa7vaA groom entered to give
the prince the daily bulletin his Abdaah turned towards
me and inquired whether would the cure Gladly
accepted the proposal of visiting the patient though limiting my
Profer of services simple inspection declining systematic
interference with what properly belonged veterinary province
Ihe prince gave his orders accordingly and
groom good natued generally knocked
and conducted me straight to the stables These
way out of the town to the northeast little to the left the road
which we had followed at first arrival and
gardens Abdeaman the Wahabec They large square
about hundred fifty yards way and are open in
the centre wha long shed running the walls under this
covering the horses about three hundred number when them
are pcketed during the night the daytime they may
legs pleasure within the central courtyard The greater number
accordingly loose few, however, up at their stall
some but not many had hoe-cots heavy dev
which fall in Wad Haneeah do permit their remaining with
mpunty in the open air; a nortfer wind IL
occasionally nure the animals here less
now and then their brethren in India About half royal
were present before me- the rest grass Feysu entire
hundred or rather more No Arab dreams
OF the animals hind legs pasern by ghtI
iron ring furnished with paddock and
OF two feet or Whereabouts length ending in rope which
fastened to the ground by peg Such the
customary method but should trouble
some, foreleg is put under similar
at we'll known that in Arabia horses frequently
vicious refractory than in Europe, why
gelings here though unknovn no particular
prejudice that could discover against operation itself
only is seldom performed because necessary
tending diminish the value
the horses before Never had imagined lovely
collection Their stature indeed somewhat low do not
think that any fully up fifteen hands, seemed
about their but they Xquy shaped that want
greater size hardly Remarkably full in the
launches with shoulder of slope elegant make
the words OF an Arab poet go raVng mad about it, little, very
little saddle backed the which indicates pringness
out weakness head broad above and taperng down
fine enough verify the phrase drinking pint pot did
pint pots exist in Ned intelligent and yet singuary
gentle look full eye; sharp thon-ke little legs, and
hind that seemed made OF hammered iron, clean and yet
well twisted with snew neat round hoof just the requisite for
ground on rather thrown out perfect arch
smooth shining and light the long but overgown
heavy and air and that say Look am
not pretty? Their appearance justified all reputation all value all
poetry The prevailing cOors chestnut gray light bay an
iron color white or black less dull bay feabtten
pebald, But what specially dis
tnctve points OF the Nedee horse should repyhe slope OF the
shoulder the eanness the shank and the full rounded
haunch though every other part has perfection and harmony
unwitnessed, at least by my eyes, anywhere else.
Unnecessary say that had often and after fashion
studied horses throughout this journey but puposey deferred
saying much about them till this occasion AT Hazel and Dbe
Shome found very good examples OF what commonly called the
Arab horse among which purchases made
every and then by Euopanspnces peers and
astounding prices These the part the produce
OF from Dbe Shomer its neghborhood and Nedean
stallion sometimes the reverse but would seemathough
here OF open to correction by the logic OF facts
through Nedcc both sides With all their eXceences these
horses less Systematically elegant do remember having
among them free from weak pOn-perhaps
little heavines in the shoulder perhaps slight falling off the
rumps perhaps shelly contracted hOof small