THE ORIGIN AND INFLUENCE 



OF THE 



THOROUGHBRED HORSE 



BY 



WILLIAM RIDGEWAY, M.A., F.B.A., HON. D.LiTT. 



DISNEY PROFESSOR OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, 



FELLOW OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, 

 SOMETIME PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK, 

 HON. MEMBER OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ATHENS. 



A most absolute and excellent horse." 



SHAKESPEARE. 



WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS 



CAMBRIDGE 



at the University Press 



1905 



