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date, the liorsc was entirely unknown in Arabia, it is by no 

 means an improbable conclusion, that the shepherd Kings of 

 Egypt, whose origin is still unknown, introduced the horse 

 into Lower Egypt, and that after this period, that country be- 

 came the principal herding district of this noble animal, from 

 whence he was gradually introduced into Arabia and the ad- 

 joining Asiatic countries, and, doubtless, from this same stock 

 is derived the entire race in all southeastern parts of Europe. J 



It would also be interesting to investioate the anatomy of 

 the horse. For an example, the dentistry and diseases of the 

 mouth, for the mouth of the horse is as delicate in its arrange- 

 ments, and as complex in its structure as that of the human 

 species. Or the stmnach with its wonderful capacity, the dis- 

 eases that originate in it, the myriad forms of vermin that gen- 

 erate in it, or find a home in its generous apartments. Or the 

 respiratory organs which are more subject to fatal diseases 

 than any or all other organs combined. Or the feet and limbs 

 of this noble animal ; the foot itself with its wonderful struc- 

 ture and dangerous ailments is an inexhaustible subject. 

 Even the hair of this animal is an unexplored subject, and yet 

 in everv fibre it is characteristic of the animal it covers. 



We miirht write of his first use as a beast of burden for 

 nearly a century before he was used as a war horse, and these 

 very many years before he became the companion and servant 

 of the family, or was thoroughly domesticated. But instead of 

 considering these interesting features of his nature or char- 

 acter at this time, we turn to consider the subject assigned us, 

 and which is more congenial to our taste: /The Development 

 and Training of the Family Horse. First: What do we 

 want in a family horse? Answer: We want, first of all, a 

 horse that will stand in all places and at all times. And what 

 we mean by standing, is not a standing that is always moving, 

 or pawing the ground, or starting and stopping, but a standing 

 still, quietly, surely, until you ask him to go on. A horse that 



