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large, and brilliant ; the ears small, pointed, move- 

 able; the jaws and cheeks adorned with minute 

 swelling veins; the head is well set on the neck, 

 which arches gracefully and is bedecked with a fine 

 but rather deficient mane; the withers are high; 

 the shoulders inclining and beautifully adjusted; 

 the chest and body perhaps not sufficiently ample, 

 but yet spreading out behind the arms to give room 

 for action to the lungs and heart, which are in pro- 

 portion larger than in any other kind of horse; 

 the limbs are remarkably fine, sinewy, and firmly 

 jointed ; the legs flat and clean, with pasterns rather 

 long and flexible, so that with an oblique position 

 they appear to the heavier European not quite so 

 strong as is desirable ; but considering that in sta- 

 ture these horses do not often exceed fourteen hands 

 and three-quarters, it is evident from the length of 

 time they will carry a rider at great speed, and 

 under great restriction of food, and the number of 

 years they endure, that for their climate at least 

 they are fully competent to accomplish all that is 

 desirable, and even execute tasks which are not al- 

 ways believed of them. The quarters of an Arab 

 are deep, the muscles of the fore-arm and thigh pro- 

 minent ; the tail set on high, with a middUng pro- 

 portion of sweeping hair ; the skin on all parts of 

 the body thin, presenting veins above the surface ; 

 and the hoofs, rather high, are hard and tough. 



From the broad forehead and space between the 

 ears, judges assert their greater courage and intelli- 

 gencej which, aided by education and kind treat- 



