. The Arabian horse, his country and people : with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names. t born racers, their proper part is to gallop asleaders in a pleasure-coach. Conformation carries us back to what has been statedon the subject of the Arabs thinking so much more of blood than of figure.^ Whena horse that turns out his toes walks clumsily, the fault lies with the people whowill use a sire or a mare with twisted ankles. We shall speak further on of theArabi
. The Arabian horse, his country and people : with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names. t born racers, their proper part is to gallop asleaders in a pleasure-coach. Conformation carries us back to what has been statedon the subject of the Arabs thinking so much more of blood than of figure.^ Whena horse that turns out his toes walks clumsily, the fault lies with the people whowill use a sire or a mare with twisted ankles. We shall speak further on of theArabians shoulders. But having mentioned crooked fore-legs, let us here saythat this malformation is perhaps spreading in the horse-stock of the Arabs. Inthe days when almost the only Arab horses seen by us were those which the dealersbrought to India, the prevalence among them of twisted fore-legs seemed , on becoming acquainted with the Arabs, and observing how manycrooked-legged horses they rear, we were more- inclined to compliment the importerson their being able to find so many straight ones. Among the dlite of the desertstallions, one may meet with horses whose fore-legs are like this :—?. AS-DAF. In twenty years we have not seen as many pigeon-toed Arab horses—that is,those having the fore-feet, one or both, twisted inward—as we have seen in oneyear of the opposite or dancing-master variety. Opinions differ as to whichfault the more interferes with true action. The proper way to settle the question cise, and could hardly be kicked along.—Portraitsof Celebrated Race-Horses, by T. H. Taunton, , vol. iii. p. V. ante, p. 138. CHAP. IV. DEFECTS OF THE ARABIAN. 201 is to buy only straight-limbed ones. When a horse is a proved racer, or abrilhant and accompHshed hunter, his iDoints may be disregarded. But wewould here say to every young horseman, and especially every soldier, If you willmake it a rule never to choose, as a charger or a remou
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