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troublesome-. Tlicy have no fear ui man whatever, for they do not un- 

 derstand thai they are to be hurt. This extreme gentleness and courage 

 is inherited, and the yming colt never thinks of getting on the other 

 side of it? dam for protection, as ours often do. 



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 A TYPICAL ARABIAN. 



This fine illustration of a typical Arabian horse gives a good idea of 

 what fine quality this race of horses possess. No wonder there is so 

 much said about reinforcing the blood of our horses by a return to the 

 Arab, and we can here readily see why all breeders are so proud to be 

 able to trace the lineage of their horses to that of the Arabian-Breeders 

 of all classes of horses strive to trace theirs back to this noble race. 



The Arabian horse in his native country, is never viscious, shies or 

 shows signs of fear, nor wince at fire arms. In these respects they are 

 very different from other horses. The colts are handled by the chil- 

 dren and played with from birth. They are ridden by the boys of light 

 weight at one year old, and this assists in making them very kind and 

 gentle. The only objection that can possibly be brought against the 

 Arabian horse is his size. He is small, but their strength and endur- 

 ance is almost beyond comprehension, as they igo surprisingly long dis- 

 tances under heavy weights without tiring. They may be ridden day 



