STATUS OF THE ARAB HORSE 



of the second class, and is not called "Chub- 

 by." Even horses taken in war, previous to 

 ten years ago, would not have been called 

 "Chubbv." In all cases the breed of the colt 

 is that of its dam, and not of its sire. A colt 

 whose father is a Hamdani Simri, and whose 

 dam is a Seglawieh Jedranieh, would neces- 

 sarily be a Seglawi Jedran. 



The Arab in his purity is a horse of the high- 

 est courage. In stature, as I have said before, 

 he stands fourteen hands and two inches high 

 and is more often a little under than over that. 

 He is a very perfect animal; he is not large 

 here and small there. There is a balance and 

 harmony throughout his frame not seen in any 

 other horse. He is the quintessence of all 

 good qualities in a compact form. 



The beauty of his head, ears, eyes, jaw, 

 mouth and nostrils should be seen to be ap- 

 preciated. The ears are not small, but are so 

 perfectly shaped that they appear small. The 

 head is short from the eye to the muzzle and 

 broad and well developed above. The eye is 

 peculiarly soft and intelHgent with a sparkle 

 characteristic of the breed. Yet when it hghts 

 up with excitement it does not have the 

 strained wild look, and pained, staring expres- 



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