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pulled clown the lo^Ye^ rails after this, and walked 

 her Ijack under the top one, a thick oak rail which 

 Avas several inches higher than her wither. An- 

 other, though ouly fourteen hands two inches, clears 

 seven yards in her stride over a hurdle. The mare 

 I rode on the journey, carried me over the raised 

 watercourses by the Euphrates in the cleverest way 

 in the world, otf and on without the least hanoino; 

 or hesitation, and always \\\\\\ a foot ready to bring 

 down in case of need. As hunters, however, in 

 England, they would all l)e too small for any but 

 children to ride, and their want of comparative 

 heio'ht at the wither would be a serious defect. 



Of their galloping 230wers, as compared with those 

 of English tiioroughbreds, I cannot speak from expe- 

 rience. I do not, however, suppose that over three 

 miles, the lono-est Eno-lish race, an Arabian would 

 have much chance against any l)ut quite inferior 

 animals. Over five miles it might lie different, but 

 over twenty I am convinced that none but very 

 exceptional English horses, would be able to go with 

 them. The Arabians seem capable of going on for 

 surprising distances, under heavy weights, without 

 tiring ; and they have the advantage of being able to 

 stand almost any amount of training Avithout going 

 "stale." The thorouo-hbred Anazeh horse will ti-ain 

 as fine as any English racehorse. Be this as it may, 

 there is no doubt that the pure bred Arabian possesses 

 extraordinary powers of endurance. On a journey 

 he may be ridden day after day, and fed only upon 



