. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . e in Egypt, whenJoseph exchanged bread for horses.During the exodus horses were usedmore extensively, and in consequent wars we find thehorse used especially by great men and heroes. Thisnoble animal has always been held in high esteem bycivilized people. In wars and journeys and exploits,as well as for transports, the horse is of immeasurablevalue. No people cared for and loved this animal asdid the Arabs. The care and breeding of horses wastheir main occupation, therefore their horses were
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. Modern blacksmithing, rational horse shoeing and wagon making; with rules, tables, recipes, etc. .. . e in Egypt, whenJoseph exchanged bread for horses.During the exodus horses were usedmore extensively, and in consequent wars we find thehorse used especially by great men and heroes. Thisnoble animal has always been held in high esteem bycivilized people. In wars and journeys and exploits, as well as for transports, the horse is of immeasurablevalue. No people cared for and loved this animal asdid the Arabs. The care and breeding of horses wastheir main occupation, therefore their horses werenoted for intelligence, high speed and endurance.The English and American thoroughbred has aninfusion of blood of the Arab horse, which has set theprice on these animals. Pedigrees were first estab-lished by the Arabs. Each country has its own breed of horses. Horses 132 MODERN BLACKSMITHING T^33 of a cold climate are smaller in size, as also are thehorses of the tropics. The best horses are found inthe temperate zone. In Germany the horses are large, well formed and strong. Norway and Sweden have a. Fig. 3. race of little horses, and not until a few years ago didthe people of these countries know anything aboutpedigrees; their horses are spirited and stronger inporportion to the size than any other race of horses.In Sweden and Norway the farmer, with wife andchildren, will v/alk many miles Sunday to church, 134 MODERN BLACKSMITHING while the horses roam in the pasture or stand in thestable. Some farmers will not hire out their team formoney. The horses of these countries are better taken