i62 THE ARAB THE HORSE OF THE FUTURE 



Russia has imposed peace on the Turkoman, so, in 

 spite of Imperial Commissions and the importation 

 of Arab stallions, the fleet and tireless Turkoman 

 horse, with his flashing eye and scarlet nostril, is 

 extinct for ever. Alas that it should be so ! All 

 honour to Mr. Wilfrid Blunt for his keeping the pure 

 breed alive! 



Captain Brown says that the horses of Turkey are 

 principally descended from those of Arabia, Persia, 

 and Barbary, have great fire and spirit, are extremely 

 active, and he cites Mr. Evelyn as describing 

 one sent to England as a perfect beauty, spirited, 

 proud, nimble, turning with swiftness, in a small 

 compass, and then quotes great authority as saying 

 that nothing can surpass the Arab's gentleness, and 

 that his obedience to his master and groom are very 

 great. 



Captain Brown also says that in the Mysore 

 country the Princes and people of rank have a 

 superior breed sprung from Arabian blood, and that 

 the Mahratta country has also long been celebrated 

 for its horses, which have much of the Arabian blood 

 in them. 



He refers to the East India Company as keeping 

 very fine stallions, generally of the English blood. 

 He says that the produce of these are good parade 

 horses, with more show than the Arabians, but they 

 were unable to stand the same fatigue, nor had they 

 the same mettle. This is corroborated by the 

 Australasian, March 2, 1904, fifty-four years after- 



