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Title: The pure Arabians and Americo-Arabs (Huntington horses); a catalogue containing history, opinions and suggestions relative to the Arabian horses and horse breeding
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: [Lawrence, James A.]
Subjects: Arabian horse
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Hartman Stock Farm
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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linty boneand a heart that is larger and better than is possessed by any of the manufac-tured breeds of civilization, as well as the perfect construction of his wind-pipe and the manner in which his head is set onto the neck, which is of an entirelydifferent angle than is found in any horse other than a pure Arabian or one richwith direct Arabian blood infusion. Furthermore, an Arabian bred horse possesses a grace, elasticity and ease ofmovement possessed by none of his degenerated cousins in civilization. TheArabian blood will impart the faculty of enduring long journeys in either the har-ness or the saddle. There is a constantly increasing number of American trotting and pacinghorses, as well as English thoroughbred horses, that are very poor eaters andhence bad keepers, from which cause many are incapable of enduring the rigidtraining necessary in the preparation for even one-mile sprints. Fresh Arabianblood infusions will remedy this evil and give them the best of digestive powers

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ISLAM, BV QE ML. qR AN T S ARAB UINDFN TREE,> DAIv^ NELL ANDREWS BY r E D BIRD, ,?V av HENRY CLAY. r 1^- Wfil-ps Ai-ab,7c/Av| AQEL 4YEARS, IV1/AY ^ , &&e, HEIQHT 15 HANDS, COLOR DARK CHESTNUT. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year iSSo, by Randolph Huntington, for his Clay history, and published here by his special pertnisston. Sire of our mare Colette, ami grandsire of our young stallion Arabian Kshot.Islam unfortunately died by accident without leaving very many of his excellent sonsand daiighters. He ivas one of the gamest road horses that ever lived. 14o and a hardy constitution to be derived from no other source; for the Arab is themost constant and eternal eater, and the greatest precaution is necessary to pre-vent them from becoming too fat. The Arabian possesses a mental grandeurand intelligence amounting to vivacity, and to an extent that is mdescnbable,even by close observers. Race horse people are constantly compelled to applyevery conce

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