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shows that this idea is entirely wrong, and that a large 

 trade is done with India via Kuwait (Grane). As the 

 Najdi Arabs ride only mares, they are naturally glad to 

 get rid of their surplus entires at a remunerative price. 

 Although they have a strong prejudice against selling 

 mares for export, liberal payment enables them to oc- 

 casionally overcome that feeling. Experienced Arab dealers 

 whose friendship I have enjoyed, have often assured me 



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Fig- 594- — Mr. VV. H. Walker's Arab horse, Magic (14.1). 



[Dixon & sons. 



that many of the best and highest caste horses bred in the 

 Desert, are to be found among the Arabs sent to India for 

 racing. Also, poor Colonel Valentine Baker, whom I 

 had the great pleasure of knowing in Cairo, and who had 

 an intimate acquaintance with Eastern horses, told me 

 that the best Arabs were sent to Bombay, where I have 

 often seen new importations of high character, fetch from 

 £200 to £300 a-piece. The Arab horses I saw in Egypt, 

 including those belonging to the large stud of that great 



