MY QUEST OF THE ARAB HORSE 



sion often seen in European horses. The nos- 

 trils, long and puckered, are drawn back and 

 are capable of great distention. The neck is 

 a model of strength and forms a perfect arch 

 that matches the arch of his tail. The throat 

 is particularly large and well developed. It is 

 loose and pliant when at rest, and much de- 

 tached from the rest of the neck. This fea- 

 ture is not often noticed, though it is indica- 

 tive not only of good wind, but of prolonged 

 exertion without distress, owing to the great 

 width between the jaws. The two great fea- 

 tures, possibly, that a novice would notice 

 quickest in the Arab horse, is the forehead, or 

 jibbah, which cannot be too prominent, and the 

 other is the tail set high and carried in an arch. 

 The build of the Arab is perfect. It is es- 

 sentially that of utility. The space for the 

 seat of the rider at once fixes his true position 

 and his weight is carried on that part of the 

 frame most adapted for it. If he be careful- 

 ly examined it will be found that all the 

 muscles and limbs of progression are better 

 placed and longer in him than in any other 

 horse. Nature, when she made the Arab, 

 made no mistake, and man has not yet been 

 able to spoil him. 



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