CHAPTER X 



ARABIAN HORSES IN ENGLAND 



Owing to the great difficulties of purchase and importation 

 of Arab horses, I imagine that only a few breeders can 

 afford to be enthusiastic on the subject, even in England ? 



* In England, the Prince, or rather the Princess, of Wales 

 heads the list. It is the custom of the Sultan of Turkey 

 to send presents of so-called Arab horses to distinguished 

 crowned heads in Europe. A tremendous sensation was 

 caused in Turkey and the East by the present of the 

 famous stallion Kouch to the Princess of Wales. The 

 Pasha who was sent over in charge of the horse, said on 

 his arrival in England, that he had taken many beautiful 

 horses as presents, to various crowned heads, but one of 

 Kouch's breed, never before. It was believed the Sultan 

 would as soon have thought of parting with his sultanate, 

 as with an Arab horse of this breed, and it was doubtful if 

 he could ever get another like him. It was so unusual a 

 gift that it was confidently asserted that the Sultan would 

 never again be allowed to part with anything so rare and 

 valuable. 



' But the simple reason of it was the susceptibility of the 

 Sultan to female beauty. He was so captivated by the 



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