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saddle-beasts in Lexington than in Cairo, though the latter 

 is a capital with a splendid court and a large garrison, and 

 many times the size of the little Kentucky city. I have 

 owned more than one horse who could, in gait, style, and 

 all saddle qualities, outshine anything I have seen in the 

 Orient. This sounds like boasting; but I do not intend 

 to exaggerate. My " Jewell," when he was at his best, 

 was not only as handsome as anything I have seen in the 

 Orient, but he looked as if he had the pluck and ability to 

 go over a house — an appearance which most Arabians 

 lack. Relative endurance is hard to determine. Each 

 class of horse has enough. One never sees the long, fine 

 thorough-bred in Egypt. It is more of a chunk, with per- 

 fect legs and feet and all-round good points. The type of 

 "Longfellow," "Ten Broeck," "Saunterer," "Fisherman" 

 is never seen among the Arabians. The latter has stout- 

 er bone and more flesh, but less size, less accentuated 

 points, less " do and die " look. 



Stallions alone are in use — though the Bedouins prize 

 their mares. One wonders what becomes of the mares. 

 In Algeria and Tunis one sees them working in the fields ; 

 in Eg3"pt one does not see them at all. As the habit of 

 gelding is unknown — or has been until the English occu- 

 pation, and is rare to-day — it is not convenient to work 

 both sexes together; and though I have been told that 

 the Libyan Arab prefers the horse, it is much more prob- 

 able that the mares are kept for breeding and the stallions 

 mostly sent to the cities for sale, as is the case in Syria. 

 I found it so — at least, wdierever I went. If a man wants 

 to raise horses he must not sell his mares. And all nomad 

 Arabs breed. No doubt if one went out among the 

 breeders in Egypt he would find nothing but mares and 

 an occasional stud. 



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