HISTORY OK QUADRUPEDS. 



THE ARABIAN HORSE. 



THERE is scarcely an Arabian, how poor soever 

 in other respects, but is possessed of his Horse, 

 which he considers as an invaluable treasure. 

 Having no other dwelling but a tent, the Arabian 

 and his Horse live upon the most equal terms: his 

 wife and family, his mare and her foal, generally 

 lie indiscriminately together; whilst the little child- 

 ren frequently climb without fear upon the body 

 of the inoffensive animal, which permits them to 

 play with and caress it without injury. The Arabs 

 never beat their Horses ; they speak to, and seem 

 to hold friendly intercourse with them : they never 

 whip them, and seldom, but in cases of necessity, 

 make use of the spur. Their agility in leaping 

 is wonderful ; and if the rider happen to fall, they 

 are so tractable as to stand still in the midst of 

 the most rapid career. The Arabian Horses, in 

 general, are less than the Race Horses of this 



