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IX 



Organizations and records, 117. Orloff Horse: History 

 in Russia, 119; History in America, 120; Description, 

 121 ; Uses, 122 ; Organizations and records, 123. 



CHAPTER IV 



THE SADDLE BREEDS OF HORSES 



108-156 



Thoroughbred Horse : History in Great Britain, 125 ; 

 Important sires, 126 ; Purpose for which bred, 127 ; 

 History in America, 128 ; Description, 129 ; Technical 

 description, 130 ; Use for sporting purposes, 131 ; Use 

 for crossing, 132 ; Part-bred horses, 133 ; Distribution, 

 134 ; Organizations and records, 135. American Saddle 

 Horse : History, 137 ; Notable sires and dams, 138 ; 

 Description, 139 ; The saddle horse in motion, 140 ; The 

 flat-footed walk, 141 ; The trot, 142 ; The canter, 143 ; 

 The slow gait, 144 ; The rack, 145 ; Use as a cavalry 

 horse, 146 ; Use as a commercial horse, 147 ; Use as a 

 gaited horse, 148 ; Use as a harness horse, 149 ; Use as 

 a hunter, 150; Breeding, 151; Feeding, 152; Distribu- 

 tion, 153 ; Organizations and records, 154. Arab Horse : 

 Early history, 156; History in America, 157; Descrip- 

 tion, 158 ; Types and families, 159 ; The Keheilan A jus, 

 160 ; The Seglawi family, 161 ; Hamdani, 162 ; Abeyan, 

 163 ; Hadban, 164 ; Other families, 165 ; Use for riding 

 and driving, 166 ; Use for crossing, 167 ; Feeding and 

 care, 168 ; Distribution, 169 ; Organizations and records, 

 170. Barb and Turk Horses : History in Egypt, 172 ; 

 History in America, 173 ; Description, 174 ; Use of the 

 Barb, 175 ; Importance of the Barb, 176 ; Organizations 

 and records, 177 ; The Turk horse, 178. Hunter Horse : 

 History, 180; Description, 181; Classes, 182; Uses, 

 183; Steeple-chasers, 184; Distribution, 185; Organiza- 

 tions and records, 186. 



CHAPTER V 

 THE PONY BREEDS OF HORSES 157-180 



American Ponies : Use and value of the pony, 188 ; 

 The polo pony, 189 ; The Mustang, 190 ; The Bronco, 



