172 THE HORSES OF PREHISTORIC [CH. 



whole length, in proportion to the size or height of the horse, 

 but it is large above the eyes, small and short from the eyes 

 to the muzzle. The centre of the eye more nearly divides the 

 length of the head into equal parts than is observable in other 

 horses ; from the top of the head to the centre of the eye will 

 often measure as much as from the centre of the eye to just 

 above the upper edge of the nostril. The head of the horse 

 of the Anazah especially tapers very much from the eyes to 

 the muzzle, and the lower jaw does so equally, or even in a 

 greater degree to the under lip, and if these lines were pro- 

 longed they would meet or cut each other at a short distance 

 only beyond the tip of the nose. The nostril, which is pecu- 

 liarly long, not round, runs upwards towards the face, and is 

 also set up outwards from the nose, like the mouth of a pouch 

 or sack which has been tied. When it expands it opens both 

 upwards and outwards, and in profile is seen to extend beyond 

 the outline of the nose, and when the animal is excited the 

 head of this description seems to be made up of forehead, 

 eyes, and nostrils. Such a head is often supposed to denote 

 a violent temper. It is the type, however, of the head of the 

 Arabian horse, and is, we thought, more marked, and to be 

 seen more frequently among the Anazah tribes than elsewhere. 



" The ears are beautifully shaped, pointed, and well placed, 

 and point upwards, in a marked and peculiar manner, which 

 is considered a point of great beauty and a great sign of pure 

 breeding. 



"The neck is of moderate length, and is of a graceful curve 

 or gentle arch from the poll to the withers. It is a strong, 

 light, and muscular neck, with the splenous muscle well de- 

 veloped. The withers are high and run well back, are well 

 developed, and not too narrow or thin. The back is short, 

 the loins are powerful, the croup high, the haunch very fine, 

 the tail well set on and the dock short. The quarters are 

 both long and deep ; the gaskins sufficiently full and muscular 

 without being heavy, ponderous, or vulgar ; the thighs are 

 well let down; the hocks are clean, large, well formed, well 

 placed, and near the ground. The shoulders are long and 

 powerful, well developed,. but. light at the points ; the scapulars 



