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stable. He then ejaculated " Oh! mon ami c'est iin tres 

 grand mystere." I presume he meant tlie pedigree of 

 the Arab. Those who desire it, and will listen to 

 reason, may clear up the mystery for themselves and 

 dispense with all pedigrees. An Arab that has the 

 proper build and energy will carry his pedigree in his 

 toiit-ensemhle, and so will an English horse. But 

 recollect that two horses from the same sire and dam, 

 may have very different build, and very different energy, 

 and one may be worth ten times that of the other ; 

 for if one of these should be foaled with a small eye, 

 or with small girth, or with ill-shaped quarters, or 

 should during faulty education get a crooked under- 

 standing, and puffy ancles with contracted feet, he 

 would lose in value as much as a Sevres vase would, 

 if a piece had been broken out ; or as a lady's point 

 lace dress would if a few holes had been burnt in it. 

 The article would be ruined. A thorough-bred Arab 

 or a thorough-bred English horse should possess the 

 following build : a straight spine and long quarter, 

 straight from the croup to the tail, with the latter well 

 carried : a muscular and handsomely dropped hind leg 

 with the thighs broader than the haunch bones ; a 

 round barrel swelling well out behind the elbows with 

 great depth of girth ; a moderately broad chest ; an 

 oblique and very deep shoulder ; a light neck ; a well 



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