86 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



low and broad. The chest is deep and long, indicative 

 of constitutional capacity. The body is deep; the back 

 is short; the loins broad and of immense power; and the 

 quarters long and strong, with the whole beautifully 

 turned. The tail is set high and carried with style. The 

 legs and feet are superior. 



In height the Arabian horse ranges from 14 to 14.2 

 hands; thus he is often classed as a pony, and in fact, 

 many of the most famous Arabs brought to England were 

 ponies. Esabin Curtis, an importer of Arabs to Bombay, 



Fig. 59. — Arabian Stallion "AIaleik" 



is said to have stated that the best Arabs did not, as a 

 rule, exceed 14. ij^ to 14.2 hands high, though Homer 

 Davenport states more stand 14.2 hands than any other 

 height. The size is largely a matter of the feed given 

 the horse when a colt. This is emphasized by the fact 

 that among the Gomussa tribe of the Sabba Anazeh, who 

 pay better attention to their horses than do others, we 

 find colts at two years of age standing 15 hands high. 



The color varies, and may be white, gray, bay, chest- 

 nut, brown, but rarely black. The bays often have black 

 points and generally one or more white feet, with some 



