The Arab Hokse 



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Fig. 10. Abdalla Xo. 52. Owxed by X. J. Hess, Xew York City. 



accomplished, they are going to imjiress themselves ou the stock 

 of this country just as the earlier importations have done. For 

 instance, one of these desert-bred horses, Haleb, "was shown in 

 Rutland in the Class for the best type of ^lorgans, and was given 

 the cup over the Vermont-bred ^lorgan horses. 



The value of these horses to the American people will be in pro- 

 portion to the intelligence with which they are bred, and it would 

 seem to be the duty of the state experiment stations to take hold 

 of this necessary research breeding in a really scientific spirit, 

 where its pursuit will not be influenced by the whims of individ- 

 ual breeders or be subject to the limitations of one man's lifetime. 



Heretofore we have been content to accept our types of horses 

 largely from Europe, and continue their studbooks with slavish 

 contentment and gratitude. In spite of this tendency we hav& 



