INTRODUCTION 



Some years ago there came into pos- 

 session of the writer, an old book. It 

 had not very many pages, and they 

 were yellow with age. One entire page 

 was devoted to the title: 



The Genealogy of the English Race Horse; 

 With the Natural History of his Progenitors from the 



earliest times Collected from the 



best Authorities, etc,, etc., etc. 



By T. Hornby Morland. 



London. 



Printed by J. Barfield, Waldour St. 



Printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 



1810. 



In common with other writers who 

 have studied the subject, the author 

 argues convincingly that the blood of 

 the pure Arab is the foundation upon 

 which the English thoroughbred horse 

 has been built by those responsible for 

 his creation and improvement. He 

 writes: 



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