Arabian stallion, SHAHWAX, bred by Ali Pasha, Sherif, Egypt, sold 

 to W. S. Blount, in 1892, and taken by him to England and afterwards 

 sold to present owner, J. A. P. Ramsdell, Newburg, N. Y. The photo- 

 graph shows this horse t? fce a model of symmetry, style and quality. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE ARAB HORSE. 



THOUGH there is some unreliable sentiment associated with the Arab horse, 

 yet there is not a vestige of doubt but that they are of superior symmetry 

 and quality. This is perfectly summed up by Sheik Abd.-El.-Kader : "The 

 horse of pure descent is distinguished by thinness of its lips, and the cartilage 

 of the nose, by the dilation of its nostrils, by the leanness of the flesh en- 

 circling the veins of the head, by the graceful manner the neck is attached, 

 by the softness of its coat, its mane and the hairs of its tail, by its breadth of 

 chest, the largeness of its joints and leanness of its extremities. According 

 to the traditions of our ancestors, the thoroughbred is still better known by 

 its moral characteristics than its physical peculiarities." Major R. D. Upton 

 in "Newmarket and Arabia" gives the characteristics of the Arabian horse in 

 the following statement which is true of those familiar to the author: "The 

 Arabian is a horse of the highest courage, in stature about 14 hands 2 inches, 

 a horse of length, power and substance, combined with the elastic and sinuous- 

 like movement of the serpent. He is a very perfect animal ; he is not exag- 

 gerated in some parts large, meagre and diminished in others. There is a 

 balance and harmony throughout his frame not seen in any other horse ; the 

 quintessence of all good qualities in a compact form." 



The head of the typical Arabian horse is exceedingly straight and the eye 

 markedly full and bright. Perhaps the most striking feature of the type is the 

 round and extra well ribbed barrel. In action the movement of the legs is 

 very peculiar, being very strong and elastic. Though small, the form is ex- 

 ceedingly smooth and symmetrical, while the evidences of quality are strik- 

 ingly shown. 



