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TYPES AND BREEDS 



tlie Scglau'i, " jiciwcrful and fast, Imt liot particularly liaiid- 

 some " ; the Ahrijan, ^'cnerally tbu LaiKlHOincst Liit small, and 

 reseiiiblcs the Thonnigiilired least; the llamdalnl : and the JLad- 

 han. C'cilleetively, the strains are temied Al Kliainseli and ai-e 

 extensively interlired. 



There is lunch confiisien in this coimtry coneernini;- the char- 

 acteristic cdlor (if the Arah. Almost any odd color or niarking, 

 such as jmrc^ Avhite, ]>iehald, skcwhald, leprous or tit^vr s])ots, are 

 attril)nte<I to Ara1> Ijluod. On the other hand, such sigTiihciince 

 of any of these colors has heen ahsolntcly denied. As a matter <if 

 fact, bay with white markings is most characteristic, and, in the 



Fig. 03. — Arabian slallion, showing tlie general refinement charaeteiLsfie of this breed. 



lig'lit iif recent knowledge concerning the origin of the Aral) in 

 the Lihyan horse, is most desirahlc. Grays are also connniin, 

 chestnuls and browns are not uncommon, while l.)lacks and even 

 ])nre whites are found. It is true, too, that the \vhit(\s usually 

 show the Kohl spots about the eyes, muzzle, and elsewliere. 

 "\Miile the odd colors referred to as suggesting Arab breeding are 

 never found among pure bred Arabs, they are noted among their 

 half lireeds, the piebalds and skewlialds, especially, occurring 

 Avith a corbsideralile degTce of uniformity wdien the common stock 

 of Upper Asia and Europe is crossed with Arab sires. This is 

 shown in the piebald ponies of Thil.iet, Sumatra, Iceland, the 



