enters his third year, they cease to ride him ; they fasten him, cover him with a good djelale ; (cloth) and fatten him. On this head they say — | "In the first year, tie him for fear of accident, i In the second year ride him till his back curves. In the th rd year tie him again, and if he has not i become what you wish sell him." If a horse be not ridden before his third year it j is certain that he will never be good for anything but speed, which he does not require to learn — it is his natural faculty. The Arabs express the idea thus — " El djouad idjri ne daselouh." " The djouad runs according to his blood." The ', noble horse needs not to learn swiftness. i 5. Why, if the stallions impart more qualities to the breed, should the mares nevertheless be dearer ? This is the reason : — He who buys a mare hopes that, while using her as a steed, he will at the same time rear a numerous brood from her ; i whereas he who buys a horse only employs him i for riding ; no money being taken by the Arabs for commercial purposes. , i 6. Do the Arabs keep registers to establish the i genealogy of their horses ? * i Know that the Arabs of the Sahara trouble ] themselves as little with registers as little as do those of the Tell. Notoriety suffices ; "for the ' pedigree of- their blood horses is as well known as that of their 4 riders. I have heard that some families keep registers, but I cannot quote them, i These books are used in the East, as -I mention in the little treatise which I am about to address ] to you. , " I 7. What tribes of Algeria are the -most re- i •nowfned for their horses ? __,„.-',' Know that the best horses of the Sahara, are those, of the Hamyan, without exception. They 1 possess none but excellent horses, because they ] never employ -theß3_eif her for tillage or with the ,\ packrsaddle, but solely for expedition and war. 