I INTRODUCTION 7 
(4) The high place always accorded him in re- 
ligious writings and by religious teachers 
amongst the Mohammedan peoples. 
Before I formally enter on my subject, I would 
commence by expressing a hope that my readers 
may experience the blessings Mohammed has pro- 
mised to all lovers of horse-flesh in the following 
description of the creation of the horse, taken from 
the Prophet’s Conversations :— 
And God said unto the south wind, “I will bring out 
from thee a creature. Be thou condensed.” And the wind 
was condensed. Then came the Angel Gabriel and took a 
handful of this material and brought it before God, who formed 
therewith a horse—bay, with black points. And the Lord 
cried, ‘‘I have called thee a horse (‘frass,’ signifying pride). 
I have made thee Arabian, and given thee the colour of 
bay. I have given happiness to the hairs that fall between 
thine eyes ; thou shalt be blessed above all other animals ; men 
shall follow thee wheresoever thou goest. Fitted for pursuit, 
as for flight, thou fliest without wings. Oz thy back lieth 
wealth, and through thee riches are increased.” And the Lord 
placed upon his forehead a star for a sign of glory and 
happiness. 
It is scarcely necessary to warn any one so taught 
by hard experience as the farmer that success in any 
undertaking on the land depends on personal atten- 
tion, care, and thought. The man who would breed 
horses with satisfaction and profit must take as much 
trouble and expend as much time as in any other 
branch of agriculture; and though those who are 
ready to do this may no doubt suffer vexations, 
disappointments, and make mistakes such as attach 
to all human efforts, yet they will derive a greater 
interest and a greater profit in the raising of horses 
