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hocks may be in a racehorse, I do not object to them 

 in a polo pony ; for though it may detract from speed, 

 the fact remains that ponies with sickle hocks are 

 usually very handy. 



The best Arabs are bred in the Desert, and gener- 

 ally bear rope marks just above the hocks. The well- 





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Fig. 81. — Lieut. -Colonel de Lisle on his Arab pony "Snow." 



bred ones as a rule belong to the large district of 

 Anezah, where are found Humdani Somree, Saklowi, 

 Khailan Krush, Yenidji Shumarr, and other castes. 

 I may remark that Nejid is a part of Anezah. 

 Usually, the name of a caste is taken from, that of 

 the foundation stallion of that* breed. If it be a 

 double name, the second one is that of the foundation 

 mare. Many so-called Arabs have never seen the 



