44 HISTORY OF THE 



looking animal of his own country and day- 

 stand as the naodel for the light Barb and Ara- 

 bian coursers which no doubt formed the cavalry 

 ofPharoah's host. 



The second epoch we would assign to the 

 period when the invention of gunpowder, gra- 

 dually abolishing the use of armour, together 

 with the introduction of racing, caused stud 

 owners to turn their attention to the breeding of 

 a lighter and fleeter animal, more fitted to the 

 demands of the changed times. In the reign 

 of James I this may be said to have been finally 

 effected ; and we have given a facsimile of the 

 horse in general use in the reign of Charles I, as 

 represented in the forty-two plates of the Duke 



