Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates Vol 2 - The Search For Mecca

CHAPTER XXAaiT.
ON HORSES.
"A neighing quadruped, used in war, and draught and carriage."
Jonssoy.
Arab horse-breeding—Obscurity respecting it—There is no Xojdean
breed—Pictui-e of the A.nazeh horse—lie is a bokl jumper—Is a
fast horse for his size—His nerve excellent, and his temper
Causes of deterioration—How the Bedouins judge a horse
'Their system of breeding and training—Their horsemanship
indifferent—Their prejudices—Pedigree of the thoroughbred
Arabian horse.
CoxsiDERiNG the obscuiity in wliicli the whole
subject of Aivab horse-breeding is hidden in Eng-
Land, I trust that I shall be excused for venturing
to give a slight sketch of this interesting subject.
It was one that eno-ao-cd our attention more than
an}' other on our late journey, and which we took
;.cspecial pains to understand in principle as well
as in detail.
It is sino'ular that former travellers should not
have attempted this.
Niebuhr and Burckhardt, exhaustive
as they generally are, are silent here, or tell
us little that is correct, while latei' travellers, either
from lack of interest or lack of knowledge, ignore
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