The Horse - its treatment in health and disease, with a complete guide to breeding, training and management (1905) (14592023397)

Identifier: horseitstreatmen09axej (find matches)
Title: The Horse : its treatment in health and disease, with a complete guide to breeding, training and management
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Axe, J. Wortley
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: London : Gresham
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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er they areboth of the same descent is not of much importance, since one fact ispatent, namely, that from both breeds European horses have obtainedthose characteristics designated quality and high breed. There is littledoubt that it was with Barbary horses the Moors invaded Spain, andthat during the many years they remained there the blood of the Barbwas communicated to her native l)reeds, from which crosses the jeinietand the celebrated Spanish war-horse arose. The exploits of these im-proved breeds have been handed down to us both by Spanish and byArabian authors. We are told of their feats of daring and their splendidperformances, and to what a great extent the smiles of the fair sex andtheir commendation incited the equestrians to deeds of valour. Thesewere the days of chivalry and of a civilization introduced into Andalusia bythe Moors and the Jews. This great intellectual development was checkedby the expulsion of the Moors and the Jews, who, nevertheless, left behind Plate LXXV
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