TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST. THE HORSES OF THE SAHARA. INTRODUCTION 3 Sources of information. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 5 Treatises on the horse.—Anecdote of Abou-Obeïda. ON THE ORIGIN OF THE ARAB HORSE 7 Curious letter from the Emir Abd-el-Kader.—Four great epochs.—Creation of the horse.—Change of coats.—Moral qualities of the thoroughbred. THE BARB 26 Oneness of the race.—Letter from Abd-el-Kader.—Letter from M. Lesseps on the Alexandria races.—Weight carried by African horses. THE HORSES OF THE SAHARA 33 Traditional love of the horse.—Arab proverbs.—A popular chaunt. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 44 Superiority of the horses of the Sahara. BREEDS 47 Incontestable purity of the Saharene Barb.—Endurance of the Arab horse.—The noble horse. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 59 Two varieties of the horse. THE SIRE AND THE DAM 65 Treatment of the mare and foal. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 73 Influence of the sire.—Purity of race. REARING AND BREAKING-IN 75 Early training.—Elementary exercises.—Names. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 107 Names of the Prophet's horses. DIET 112 Camel's and ewe's milk.—Dates.—Green food. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 118 Repose and fat injurious to a horse. GROOMING, HYGIENE, PROPORTIONS 121 Selection of food and water.—How to foretell the size and character of a horse. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 127 Ingenious measurements. COATS 130 Variety of colours.—Anecdote.—White spots.—Anecdote.—Tufts. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 136 Favourite coats.—Objectionable coats. ON CHOOSING AND PURCHASING HORSES 139 Serious objections.—Mode of sale.—The Arab horse-dealer. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 148 Genealogical tables.—Poetic and anecdotic illustrations. SHOEING 150 Farriers, their privileges and tools.—Cold shoeing. THE HARNESS 159 The Arab saddle.—Advantages of the Arab system. MAXIMS OF THE ARAB CAVALIER 166 Temperance.—Endurance.—Making the horse a study. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 171 Horse-racing among the Arabs. ABD-EL-KADER ON THE ARAB HORSE 178 Examples of endurance.—Reasons for early training.—High price of mares.—Genealogical registers.—Identity of the Arab and the Barb.—General instructions.—Draught horses.