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VALUE OF ARABIAN HORSES. 



The Arabian horses are divided into two 

 great branches ; the Kadischi, whose descent is 

 unknown, and the Kochlani, of whom a written 

 genealogy has been kept for two thousand years. 

 These last are reserved for riding solely. They 

 are highly esteemed, and consequently very 

 dear ; they are fit to bear the greatest fatigue, 

 and can pass whole days without food : they 

 are also said to shew great courage against an 

 enemy ; it is even asserted, that when a horse 

 of this race finds himself wounded, and unable 

 to bear his rider much longer, he retires from 

 the fray, and conveys him to a place of security. 

 If the rider falls upon the ground, his horse re- 

 mains beside him, and neighs till assistance is 

 brought. The Kochlani are neither large nor 

 handsome, but amazing swift : the whole race is 

 divided into several families, each of which has 

 its proper name. Some of these have a higher 

 reputation than others, on account of their more 

 ancient and uncontaminated nobility. Niebuhr. 



Dr. Clarke, in his Travels, gives also the 

 following account of the attachment and 

 affection of an Arab for his mare ; and at the 



