52 THE HORSE. 



Neapolitan. When these are not easily 

 obtained, then a beautiful English mare 

 of a good colour and well marked." 



The Duke of Newcastle was the most 



conspicuous English horseman of his 



day, and it was through his advice that 



Charles's agents made their selections. 



Importation They procurcd Oriental stallions and 



of Oriental 



horses. marcs, Barbs, Turks, Persians, and Ara- 



bians, which animals soon became the 

 inmates of the royal stables ; and in a 

 short time Charles was the owner of 

 the finest equine breeding establish- 

 ments in the world, and was the first to 

 put in motion the animal machinery 

 which has ever since retained its im- 

 pression in the propagation of the Eng- 

 lish blood-horse. 



From the above it is evident that at 



