116 THE HORSE AND HIS STABLE. [CHAP. 



and old in the breeding stud ? But, speaking liberally, a 

 horse which is not worked cannot be clean and a horse 

 which is worked and clothed cannot be dirty. A horse 

 cannot be clothed too heavily summer or winter short 

 of perspiring. 



So does the But it is not only that the present passing condition 



difference 



between o f fae horse depends solely on food, work, and warmth, 



breeds of 



but the permanent structure and stature of the horse 

 depend on them ; that is, the difference between what 

 are called different breeds of horses depends solely on 

 these three things. 

 The Arab The Arab has a legend that his horse came from the 



the result , 



of hard stable of King Solomon. From the book of Kings it 



food. 



appears that Solomon was a great horse dealer. He 

 imported them largely from Egypt, and he supplied 

 certain kings with them. The merchandise which he 

 received from Arabia is enumerated, and though it is 

 not stated that he supplied horses in part payment for 

 this merchandise, it is not improbable that he did so. 

 Speaking liberally, in Arabia the sole food of the horse is 



