'A trained 7na7i will 7nake his life tell: without training we 

 are left on a sea of luck, where thousands go down 

 while one ?neets with success,'' — Garfield. 



CHAPTER IX 



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THE HORSE 



jHE horse must have been one of the 

 first animals subjected to the use 

 of man, but there is no record made 

 of it before the time of Joseph, dur- 

 ing the great famine in Egypt, when 

 Joseph exchanged bread for horses. 

 During the exodus horses were used 

 more extensively, and in consequent wars we find the 

 horse used especially by great men and heroes. This 

 noble animal has always been held in high esteem by 

 civilized people. In wars and journeys and exploits, 

 as well as for transports, the horse is of immeasurable 

 value. No people cared for and loved this animal as 

 did the Arabs. The care and breeding of horses was 

 their main occupation, therefore their horses were 

 noted for intelligence, high speed and endurance. 

 The English and American thoroughbred has an 

 infusion of blood of the Arab horse, which has set the 

 price on these animals. Pedigrees were first estab- 

 lished by the Arabs. 



Each country has its own breed of horses. Horses 



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