The British Cavalry: With Remarks on Its Practical OrganizationLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1858 - 104 sider |
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Side 4
... First , were the first known and recorded importers of Arab blood into this country . There can be no doubt that James , who prided himself on his knowledge of 4 THE BRITISH CAVALRY . CHAPTER I THE ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED HORSE.
... First , were the first known and recorded importers of Arab blood into this country . There can be no doubt that James , who prided himself on his knowledge of 4 THE BRITISH CAVALRY . CHAPTER I THE ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED HORSE.
Side 5
... Arab , which seems more properly to have been a Barb , and was first used as a sire in 1731. The blood of the latter , notwithstanding his more recent introduction , predominates to a greater extent than that of any other horse . We ...
... Arab , which seems more properly to have been a Barb , and was first used as a sire in 1731. The blood of the latter , notwithstanding his more recent introduction , predominates to a greater extent than that of any other horse . We ...
Side 6
... Arab blood , introduced into this country , is attended with the same consequences . On the contrary , a greater density of bone is obtained ; and it is a well - known fact , that an equal portion of bone taken from the leg of a ...
... Arab blood , introduced into this country , is attended with the same consequences . On the contrary , a greater density of bone is obtained ; and it is a well - known fact , that an equal portion of bone taken from the leg of a ...
Side 10
... Arab are too well known to need any description . These are the most prized horses of India . They are brought down at the commencement of the year by Arab dealers , at three , or more generally at four years old . They usually arrive ...
... Arab are too well known to need any description . These are the most prized horses of India . They are brought down at the commencement of the year by Arab dealers , at three , or more generally at four years old . They usually arrive ...
Side 11
... Arab is a cross between the Persian and Arabian . An increase of size is thus obtained , but with a loss of that appearance of extreme high breeding which denotes the pure Arab . But the main charac- teristics are the same , and an ...
... Arab is a cross between the Persian and Arabian . An increase of size is thus obtained , but with a loss of that appearance of extreme high breeding which denotes the pure Arab . But the main charac- teristics are the same , and an ...
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