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THE RACEHORSE. 



back, the aoimal will stand quietly by its prostrate master aod wait 

 until he gains strength to remount. 



The training of the Kochlani is not so severe as is generally imag- 

 ined, for the presence of water and abundant pasturage is absolutely 

 necessary in order to rear the animal in a proper manner. Not until 

 the strength and muscles of the animal are developed is a trial per- 

 mitted, and then it is truly a terrible one. When the mare — for the 

 male animal is never ridden by the Arabs — has attained her full de- 

 velopment, she is mounted for the first time, and ridden at full speed 

 for fifty or sixty miles without respite. Hot and fainting, she is then 

 forced into deep water, which compels her to swim, and if she does 

 not feed freely immediately after this terrific trial, she is rejected as 

 unworthy of being reckoned among the true Kochlani. 



For the animals which will stand this terrible test the Arab has al- 

 most an idolatrous regard, and will ofttimes spare an enemy merely on 

 account of his steed. 



The Racehorse of England is perhaps, with the exception of the 

 foxhound, the most admirable example of the perfection to which 



Saunterer, an English Racehorse. 



a domesticated animal can be brought by careful breeding and 

 training. 



