LIGHT HORSES 



the Anezah. These Anezah are descended from Ishmael, through the 

 sheik Salaman (about 1653 B. C.) and it is to Salaman's famous Ajuz, chief 

 mare of these stables, that the purest strains of today are traced. James I 

 of England, in the 17th century A. D., imported to England descendants 

 of these noble mares of the 17th century B. C., as also did later kings 

 of England. In all it is estimated that 164 Oriental stallions of established 

 record were taken to England, 90 of these being Arabian, 36 Barbs and 

 the others being Turkish, Persian, etc. In America the history of Arab 

 importations is brief: Ranger was brought to Connecticut in 1765. Up to 

 1860 about 42 Arab stallions had been brought to this country, and 12 

 mares: also 6 Barbs (4 stallions). 



In more recent years these importations have continued. There is 

 no special society in England or America which promotes the Arabian 

 horse, but this breed stands in considerable popular favor. The general 

 belief is that the Arabian can be relied upon to transmit its high intelligence, 

 spirited style and wonderful endurance qualities. It is used everywhere 

 to improve or restore depleted stock. The Arab is only 14 to 14^ hands 

 high, and may be bay, white, gray, chestnut or occasionally black. The head 

 shows intelligence, combined with sensitiveness and spirit. The body is 

 inclined to be short, the croup is high, the legs and feet are superior and the 

 muscle development is wonderfully suited to burden bearing. 



THE THOROUGHBRED The English Thoroughbred or running horse 



has been developed in England for sport and 



pleasure. It is the oldest breed with an established pedigree. Its develop- 

 ment represents the acme of energy, bone, sinew and muscle development. 



The Thoroughbred possesses the greatest possible endurance at the 

 running gait. One of its chief uses today in America is to grade and im- 

 prove the blood of other running stock. The history of its development 

 is one of exceeding interest, but we can refer only to the fortunate mixture 

 of selected Arabian, Barb and Turkish blood on selected light English 

 stock, giving today the eclipsing delicacy and beauty of form of the Thor- 

 oughbred along with real stamina, remarkable speed and extraordinary 

 endurance. The Thoroughbred in America dates from the middle of the 

 18th century, so that this breed is of long established standing in this 

 country. 



AMERICAN A distinctly American breed is the American Saddle 



SADDLE HORSE Horse. Indeed it is the most beautiful of American 



breeds, and in every way a noble animal. The pure 



drop in the veins of the American Saddle Horse goes back to imported Thor- 

 oughbred stallions, and especially to the blood of Denmark, a fine English 

 Thoroughbred brought to Kentucky in 1839. The settlers of Kentucky, 

 Virginia and Tennessee aimed at a saddle horse with some degree of the 

 Thoroughbred's endurance and speed. Longer necked than the English 

 Thoroughbred, our American Saddle Horse has a noticeably more graceful 

 movement, with the spirit and endurance of the English animal but not its 

 nervousness. With careful selection of the brood mares a variety of gaits 

 have been made characteristic of the saddle horse, combined with a teach- 

 able spirit, making it easy to train to show a fox or single foot gait, a 

 running walk, straight walk, or to trot or canter as desired. Saddlers range 

 from the ladies' horse of 950 Ibs. to the heavy saddle horse of 1050 Ibs., 

 height from 15.1^ to 15.2^ hands. As would be expected from the mixed 

 breeding, the colors are various brown, black or chestnut. A good saddle 

 horse should have a spirited carriage in head and neck and tail, a neat body 

 and a strong back for the saddle. . 



