NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ARABIAN HORSH " TARTAR." 

 The above cut represents " Tartar" one of 

 three young entire horses, of Arabian blood, bred 

 by Asa Pingree, Esq., of Topsfield, and now in 

 possession of J. S. Leavitt, Esq., of Salem, Mass. 

 He was six years old in the spring of 1852, and 

 was sired by the imported full blood Arabian 

 horse "Imaum." Tartar stands fifteen and a fourth 

 hands high, weighs nine hundred pounds, and is 

 of a dark grey color, with dark mane and tail. 



The engraving above pi'etty well shows the con- 

 figuration of "Tartar," but cannot represent the 

 agile action, flashing eye and cat-like nimbleness 

 of all his movements. It shows, however, the 

 beautiful Arabian head and finely-set-on neck ; his 

 ample, muscular quarters; his flat legs, rather 

 short from the knee downwards ; and his long and 

 elastic pastern. All his motions are light and ex- 

 ceedingly graceful, and his temperament so docile 

 that a child may handle him. 



The owner of "Tartar" has also two other horses 

 of the same blood. The first, "Sultan" was seven 

 years old in May, 1852, sired by Imaum, and out 

 of a full blood English mare. Stands fifteen hands 

 high, weighs about nine hundred and fifty pounds, 

 and is of a light grey, or rather light chesnut, 

 dapple color — fine figure and action. The second, 

 "Prince" was seven years old in August, 1852, 

 sired by lmaum, and out of a Vermont Morgan 



mare; stands fourteen and a half hands high, 

 weighs nine hundred and fifty pounds, and of a 

 granite or stone grey color, which was the color of 

 the sire. 



The Horse Imaum, sire of the three horses above 

 mentioned, is the horse referred to in the New Eng- 

 land Farmer, for 1849, page 355, as follows : — 



In 1842, a fine Arabian horse, of pure blood, 

 was presented by the sultan of Muscat to David 

 Pingree, Esq., of Salem, as a mark of distinction 

 and particular regard, selected as one of the best 

 from a stud of one hundred horses. Hon. Richard 

 P. Waters, late United States consul at Zanzibar, 

 who shipped said horse by order of his highness 

 the sultan, remarks as follows of this race : — 



" It is Avell known that all the superior proper- 

 ties of the Barbary, the Andalusian, and the Eng- 

 lish blood horse are derived from the Arabian. 

 This blood of horses have greater powers of en- 

 durance, better wind, or bottom, as it is technical- 

 ly called, than any other in the world— beside 

 more ease of motion, activity, and grace of action. 



"It is unnecessary to recommend him to those 

 who are fond of fine horses, as highly worthy of 

 their attention. E.ichard P. Waters." 



It is undoubtedly the combination of different and 

 excellent qualities which makes up the best horse. 

 The Arabian possesses remarkable powers of speed, 

 and it is said of endurance, too — but we cannot 

 doubt that the Arabian, mingled with the best of 



