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blood of the 'Eastern horses,' they were creating 

 several distinct types. Among these was the race- 

 horse which soon became the favorite type, and 

 received the most attention. In due time this crea- 

 tion was called the Anglo-Arab, the word Arab 

 indicating the blood-cause. For many years this 

 Anglo-Arab was exported to the Continent, as the 

 English thoroughbred, for to England was due this 

 new creation. Count Orloff created the famous Rus- 

 sian national horse in the same way, by using Arab 

 stallions to Anglo-Arab and Flemish mares. So 

 France, to create her coach-horse, uses the blood of 

 the Arab and calls it the ' Franco- Arab. ' " 



Is not the modern racer considered perfect by 

 most breeders? 



'* He does not show the fine points and attributes 

 formerly seen in horses of an older date and trans- 

 mitted to them by their Arabian ancestry. The 

 English thoroughbred has failed to hand down to 

 his descendants the primal characteristics of the 

 pure Arabian." 



Why has he so failed? 



" Because he is not really of unadulterated race. 

 History proves that the race-horses of England are 

 neither of Arabian blood nor yet entirely of Eastern 

 extraction, and cannot, therefore, be entirely thor- 

 oughbred. " 



Do horses inherit particular qualities? 



"Just as in man. Many ahorse proves his ancestry 

 by what he has inherited. In studying the pedigrees 

 of modern race-horses, one finds that each individual 

 inherits the flaws, which are shown to have existed 



