220 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



horses being so healthy as Turkish horses, it follows 

 that the mode adopted with them is good — spacious, 

 well- ventilated stabling, with plenty of body-clothes. 

 Horses in Turkey never stand in straw, but on the 

 earth or sand, kept very clean, and are always teth- 

 ered. The practice of tethering is worthy of imitation 

 everywhere, it does not distress the animal, and it pre- 

 vents his kicking; nothing is more unpleasant than 

 being between two rows of loose heels. ' Extremes 

 meet,' is exemplified in the contrary practice of the 

 English and Turks respecting horses, the result of each 

 being the same — excellence. English stables are hot, 

 Turkish stables are cold ; English horses are high fed, 

 Turkish horses get little else than chopped straw ; it 

 requires hours to dress an English horse, as many 

 minutes suffice for a Turkish horse ; the English 

 snaffle would scarcely hurt a deer's mouth, the Tur- 

 kish bit would break a tiger's jaw ; the hoof in Eng- 

 land is prepared to fit the shoe, the shoe in Turkey is 

 fashioned to the hoof" 



THE ARABIAN HORSE. 



There are three diiferent breeds of horses in Arabia ; — 

 the Kochlani, which is the most valuable, and on these 

 the Arabs mostly pride themselves; the Kadischi, 

 a species of mixed breed ; and the Attechi, which are 

 the least esteemed of all. 



The Kochlani, are principally found among the Be- 

 douin tribes, and are not generally to be obtained un- 

 der a very high price, especially the mares. All 

 authors have vied with each other, not only in de- 



