. The horse in America; a practical treatise on the various types common in the United States, with something of their history and varying characteristics. I lastsaw him was J hands, which is something likea hand taller than either Naomi, his dam, orNimr, his sire. Here was an interesting instanceof inbreeding, as Naomi was the grandam ofNimr, the sire of Khaled. Whether this increasein size was due to inbreeding or to transplanta-tion to a different climate than the desert, withdifferent and better food, I am not prepared tosay. But it is a striking change for the better. Theother horse
. The horse in America; a practical treatise on the various types common in the United States, with something of their history and varying characteristics. I lastsaw him was J hands, which is something likea hand taller than either Naomi, his dam, orNimr, his sire. Here was an interesting instanceof inbreeding, as Naomi was the grandam ofNimr, the sire of Khaled. Whether this increasein size was due to inbreeding or to transplanta-tion to a different climate than the desert, withdifferent and better food, I am not prepared tosay. But it is a striking change for the better. Theother horse I alluded to is Nimrod, now, I amsorry to say, in the Philippines; he is more of apony or cob type — something, indeed, like theearlier generations of Morgans, this type is mostadmirable in light harness, or to use in the stud inthe creation of polo ponies. This horse was siredby Abdul Hamid II, son of General GrantsLeopard out of Mary Sheppard, an inbred Claymare. These Clay-Arabians are as remarkable fortheir intelligence and docility as are the action is as clean and elegant and theirbottom cannot be surpassed. If this double ac-. Z o 3 •= < C < K :i^& THE CLAY AND CLAY-ARABIAN 147 complishment of a single private owner be suf-fered to be wasted it will be a pity indeed, as wellas a national reproach. CHAPTER EIGHT THE DENMARK, OR KENTUCKY SADBLE-HORSE The assessed value of horses tabulated by Stateswould make it appear that Kentucky horse-fleshwas not more precious than in other parts of theUnion. And yet Kentucky horses have a famethat is not approached by those of any otherstate. This is due to the fact that in a small sec-tion of the state, none but horses of high breedingare reared. A few counties give to the whole statea reputation which, I am afraid, the whole statedoes not deserve. But in the famous Blue Grassregion the noblest horses of several types and kindshave been bred for more than a hundred is distinctively the breeding place
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