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HISTORY OF THE 



peculiar and deer-like elegance of his form, the 

 broad squareness of forehead, the short fine 

 muzzle, the prominent and brilliant eye, the 

 small ear, and the beautiful course of the veins, 

 he appears to furnish all the requisites of a race 

 horse* 



THE ARABIAN HORSE. 



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The pure Arabians are smaller than our race 

 horses, seldom exceeding fourteen hands two 

 inches in height, and are never known, in tropi- 

 cal countries, to turn roarers or to have curbs. 



Count Rzeiousky gives the following account 

 of the docility and sagacity of the kohlan, or 

 first class of Arabian breed of horses, translated 

 by an English writer, and which we give, as being 



