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HORSES 



have sprung from it. After General Grant made his trip 

 around the world, he was presented with a fine team of 

 Arabians. A picture of one of them is given ( Figure 122). 

 The Thoroughbred horse is an animal of great endur- 

 ance and great speed. The Thoroughbreds are running 

 horses and are bred chiefly for racing. The breed was 



FIG. 123. Dan Patch, 1:5654. 



established in England by a mixture of native stock with 

 Arabian. 



The American trotting horses do not yet make a dis- 

 tinct breed, but they are better known than many of the 

 distinct breeds. The most important families of this class 



