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they descend, in the highest estimation in the East. For a 

 certain distance they can run as fast, and even faster ; but 

 they are far from possessing the endurance of the Arab. 



The Persian Horse has a finer head, and the crupper 

 better turned than the Arab. Towards the north of Persia 

 there is a strong race of horses, not very unlike those of 

 Normandy in France, which are suffered to pasture un- 

 disturbed from eight to nine months in the year in the fer- 

 tile meadows of Chirvan and Mazendaran. The horses of 

 this race are considered excellent for cavalry. 



The Persians take the same pains in the preservation of 

 their races as the Arabs. 



The Persian Horse was brought into England during the 

 reign of Elizabeth, and produced by its intermixture a most 

 excellent breed. But the Arab Horse has been preferred 

 since we have had the means of procuring it, and have dis- 

 covered its peculiar advantages. 



The Barbary Horses have the chest better made than the 

 Arab, or, more properly speaking, it is rounder ; they are 

 less calculated for running, and more esteemed for the 

 the manage than any other exercise. The forehead, instead 

 of being hollowed, is rather prominent, and their head is 

 finer than the Arab. Their shoulders are flat, their crupper 

 rather long, and they are rather frequently long-jointed. 

 The figure of the Barbary Horse is more showy and im- 

 posing than that of the Arab ; it is nearly of the same 

 stature, few of them being above four feet nine. It is not 

 very forward and sprightly, but requires to be excited 

 and put in train by degrees. Then it will exhibit the same 

 vigour, swiftness, and lightness, which it inherits from the 

 Arab Horse, from which it appears to descend. The best 

 Barbary Horses are found at the present day in the king- 

 doms of Morocco and Fez, but the Moors do not take 

 near so much care of their hqrses as the Arabians. 



The Turkish Horses approximate to the Arab, from 



