1 40 The A radian Horse 



limbs, his head, and his countenance. It would be 

 strange if he did not to a very considerable extent, con- 

 sidering the important part the Arabian has had in his 

 origin, but our horse certainly bears the marks of a 

 mixed race. Let us look at some of the points in which 

 a difference may be seen between the Arabian and his 

 descendant, the English horse, where a departure from the 

 pure model has taken place. In the Arabian, the head, 

 countenance, ears, eyes, mouth, jaws, are inimitable, and 

 are not at all approached in beauty by any other breed ; 

 his neck is more beautiful and grander, and far more 

 powerful. The shoulders of the Arabian are stronger 

 than those of the English horse ; the scapulae are broader 

 at the base, and have a greater inclination backwards ; 

 are of a better shape. Englishmen think the Arabian's 

 a heavier shoulder ; it is really, although a more power- 

 ful, a lighter shoulder than that of the English horse. 

 English horses are very thin, narrow, and undeveloped 

 about the withers ; the latter are often high to a fault, 

 but the bases of the scapulse almost meet ; whereas the 

 Arabian horse shows some thickness there, and can 

 better support weight ; but the English horse is heavier 

 at the shoulder points, and is much wider across the 

 breast than the Arabian — a formation similar to the 

 bull-dog ; it is a weak and heavy shoulder compared with 

 the Arabian's. This broad and heavy breast is a fault 

 I have frequently seen animadverted upon by a warm 

 supporter of our English horse. The Arabian will be 

 seen to barrel and swell out immediately behind the 

 arms — the English horse is flat there. Here is a direct 



