. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. HORSE HORSE 447 beautifully turned. The legs and feet are superior. The two great features, possibly, that a stranger would notice first in the Arab horse, are the fore- head, or jibbah, which cannot be too prominent, giring a peculiar dish to the lower part of the face, and the tail, set high and carried in an arch. The form of the Arabian horse is essentially one of utility ; the space for the seat for the rider is suf- ficient, and at once fixes his true position; the weight is therefore carried on that part most adapted for i
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. HORSE HORSE 447 beautifully turned. The legs and feet are superior. The two great features, possibly, that a stranger would notice first in the Arab horse, are the fore- head, or jibbah, which cannot be too prominent, giring a peculiar dish to the lower part of the face, and the tail, set high and carried in an arch. The form of the Arabian horse is essentially one of utility ; the space for the seat for the rider is suf- ficient, and at once fixes his true position; the weight is therefore carried on that part most adapted for it. The rest of the frame is taken up with the powers of progression. The color varies, and may be white, gray, bay, chestnut, brown and rarely black. Roan, spotted or pie- bald and yellow colors are not found among the Arabs, although roan and yellow are common among Barbs. The bays often have black points, and generally one or more white feet, with some white in the face. The chestnuts vary from the brightest to the dullest shades. History. There has been a great deal of query as to where the Arab horse came from. It seems probable that he came originally from Mesopo- tamia, although some writers hold that his native home was in the vicinity of Nejd. According to Plumb, the Arabs are descendants of Ishmael, who, according to tra- dition, inherited a valuable horse of the Kuhl race. The Anazeh tribe descended in a direct line from Ishmael, through Sheik Salaman, who lived about 1635 B. C. (four generations re- moved from Ishmael), and who owned five famous mares. From this ancestry has come the purest and best Arab horse blood. This race was in existence many centuries before the time of Mohammed. Early in the seventeenth century Arab horses were brought to England, and in the eighteenth century the importations were numerous. These exerted considerable influence on the development of the Thoroughbred and the Hackney. In America.—The first record we have of the Arab in Americ
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