142 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



durance, carrying riders long journeys, day after day, in 

 a scorching sun, with little feed or water. He can carry 

 very heavy weights on his back. When hitched to the 

 carriage, he makes a gentle, attractive driving horse. 



167. Use for crossing. The importance of the Arab 

 for cross-breeding purposes is well known. He has entered 

 into the development of many of our present-day breeds, - 

 trotting, running, saddle, coach and draft, and has im- 

 parted his endurance, quality and intelligence wherever 

 used. That he is still valued for this purpose is evidenced 

 by the fact that in certain European countries Arab studs 

 are officially maintained for breeding purposes. One of 

 the most noticeable differences between our best types 

 of to-day, especially in America, and the Arab horse, is the 

 flat and contracted sides of our horses compared with the 

 round, barrel-shaped ribs of the Arabian and the narrow 

 openings of the jaw-bones of our horses compared with 

 the wide openings of the jaw-bones of the Arab horse. 

 Another very noticeable difference is the dropping off 

 below the knee of our American horses compared with 

 the big, flat bone below the knee of the Arab horse. 



The finer quality of bone that is transmitted by the 

 Arab horse in crossing is one of his greatest values. 

 Beyond this, perhaps, is his ability to stamp evenness 

 and beauty of disposition on his offspring, a quality 

 desired in all horses, especially in cavalry horses. 

 The very close relation that has long existed between 

 the Arab horse and his master, has produced in him a 

 docility and intelligence that is seldom found in horses 

 of other breeds. The prepotency of the Arab is due to 

 the fact that in his veins flows only pure blood, with no 

 admixture of cold blood, a fact that cannot be said of any 

 other 'breed. 



