HINTS ON HORSES 



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It has been said that Arabs are quick to 

 notice the manner in which a horse stands 

 when grazing on level ground. The pure bred 

 can feed with his fore legs perfectly upright 

 (Fig. 15); the horse that has some slight flaw 

 in his pedigree shows it by slightly bending 



one of his fore legs whilst feeding off the 

 ground; and the curly maned, curl}- tailed 

 underbred has to kneel to get his food 

 (Fig. 16). This observation shows that the 

 Arabs appreciated the beauty of a long rein 

 and a short back. 



