A R GENTINE HORSE — A R TE RIES 



his back is short, with nicely-sprung ribs, and his quarters 

 long. His expression is most attractive, and his head shapely, 

 though not particularly small, whilst the carriage of his 

 tail is most characteristic, as it is carried high, and a little 

 to the side. Few Arabs exceed 15.1 hands in height. (Sec 

 Eastern Blood, Thoroughbred.) 



Argentine Horse. — So much improvement has been 

 effected in this horse of late years by the importation of 

 the best Thoroughbred, Hackney, and Shire blood from this 

 country, that the horses of South America are rapidly 

 becoming British breeds. They are hardy, and capable of 

 enduring great fatigue, as our cavalry discovered during the 

 Boer War, but many of them are light and short of quality ; 

 owing, too, to the extensive ranges of land over which they 

 are raised, they are not for the most part easy to break, 

 though regarding their future improvement there can be no 

 doubt. 



Armorial Bearings. — A license is required for the coat 

 of arms or crest which appears on the panels of a carriage 

 or on the harness of a horse, and carries a tax of two guineas 

 per annum in addition to that levied on the vehicle. A 

 plain monogram, however, incurs no license. (See License.) 



Army Horse. — See Artillery Horse, Cavalry Horse, 

 Charger. 



Arnica. — A most useful drug for the treatment of wounds 

 and bruises. (See Medicines, Prescriptions^ 



Arsenic. — See Poisons. 



Arteries are the vessels which convey the blood from 

 the heart to the different parts of the body. The colour 

 of arterial blood is lighter and brighter than that of the 

 veins, and it spurts from a wound, whereas the blood from 

 a vein trickles. (See Bleeding, Tourniquet, Veins.) 



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