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an English thorough-bred than an Arab. He has a 

 coarse head, large and intelligent eyes, long and thin 

 neck (inclined to be " ewe-necked "), and moderately 

 high withers. He is narrow in the chest, deep in the 

 girth, and slack in the back ribs. His hind quarters 

 are deficient in muscle, and his tail is carried low. His 

 legs are long, thin, and light in bone below the knees 

 and hocks. These horses cannot be surpassed on level, 



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Fig. 586. — Mr. H. A. Richards's Kurdistan pony (13.2). 



sandy soil, such as that of the Desert, where they can 

 cover from 80 to 100 miles in a day, without showing 

 much fatigue. Formerly, Turkoman warriors made their 

 raids into Persia on these animals. In rough hilly country, 

 these horses are almost useless, on account of their hoofs 

 being weak and thin, which is their great failing. They 

 are seldom if ever shod in the Desert, where their hoofs 

 maintain a comparatively tough condition. They are 



