130 FARM ANIMALS 
and the horde dashed away with the speed of the wind. Man was 
as much feared by them as other strange life, because their flesh 
made delightful dishes for their half-wild people. And here we 
come upon the great natural motive, the first cause of the drawing 
together of man and animals—hunger and its satisfying. When the 
horse was ridden for the first time speed was impressed on man so 
firmly that horse and speed soon became synonymous. 
2. Early qualities retained —Of the principal and best 
qualities of those wild and ancestral horses two still re- 
main—speed and strength. These qualities, which served 
them once for flight, are now employed in the service of 
humanity. <A third quality of almost equal importance 
is endurance. The first two, under the guiding hand of 
man in training and breeding, has steadily increased. It 
is possible that, in the freedom from danger and the less 
severe environment under which they are now allowed to 
live, that horses do not possess the endurance they once 
possessed, Yet some of the races are still remarkable in 
this respect. They possess remarkable enduring powers 
and quickly recuperate after even the most fatiguing 
work. 
3. Oriental horses——Every important modern breed 
ARABIAN HORSE 
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