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ON BREEDING. 
state of perfection as we might expect, in such a delightful and 
salubrious country. There is much, however, to be attributed to 
the discouragement arising from the tyranny of their government*, 
“ the owner often wilfully laming a valuable horse, lest their beys 
should like it, and force it from them/ 7 Their cavalry are consi¬ 
dered superior to the Russian, and at this time are equal almost 
to any in Europe. 
The Turkish breed have contributed considerably to improve 
the English race-horse. The D’Arcy yellow and white Turks, 
the Stradling or Lister Turk, Williams or TurnuTs Turk, and 
the Byerley Turk, with many others of equal notoriety, have not 
a little added to our breed, as their “ get 77 bespeaks. 
Barbary possesses two breeds of horses: one kind is chiefly 
found in mountainous districts; the other is principally bred in 
the kingdom of Morocco. The former are animals of little worth, 
whilst the latter are highly esteemed, and considered of great 
value. Their paces are good, and accompanied with dignity; they 
are swift, active, and light, and are celebrated for their beauty, 
particularly about the head, which is most elegantly formed. 
The Barbs have chiefly contributed to the excellence of the 
English race-horse. The most remarkable ones are Lord Fairfax’s 
Morocco Barb, and the Godolphin Arabian , as he was usually 
called, though he was evidently stolen from the coast of Barbary, 
and smuggled into France. This famous stallion contributed 
more to the improvement of our native breed, than any other horse 
before or since his day. 
The Arabian horses are very beautiful animals: they are strong, 
vigorous, and muscular, and are capable of enduring great fatigue. 
The Arabians have produced them in the highest perfection from 
the wild unmixed breed that were formerly found in Arabia Deserta. 
They are considered as the only breed that have retained their 
primaeval form, which is accounted for by the extreme care that 
is taken in breeding them, as the Arabs allow none but stallions 
that are conspicuous for their size, colour, and proportion to have 
access to their mares, which is done in the presence of a notary, 
or public officer, belonging to the district, who records the name 
. of the horse and mare, and the whole pedigree of each. 
The principal riches and amusements of the Arabs are depend¬ 
ent on their horses : they, consequently, take all imaginable care 
of them. An Arab is as fond of his horse as of his children. 
€€ Men, women, children, mares, and foals all lie in one common 
tent, and they lodge promiscuously, without fear of injuryf.” 
* Univ. Modern Hist., quoted from Maillet and Pocock. 
f Pennant’s Zoology. 
