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... evidently of descriptions horses . large size , as the fiction of the Cen- taurs is allowed to have originated from them . Diodorus Siculus states that Ma- cedonia in ancient times " abounded in horses above all other countries in ...
... evidently of descriptions horses . large size , as the fiction of the Cen- taurs is allowed to have originated from them . Diodorus Siculus states that Ma- cedonia in ancient times " abounded in horses above all other countries in ...
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... evidently more highly esteemed by the ancients , and were given as presents and often demanded as tribute . Strabo informs us that the Cappado- cians paid an annual tribute to the Per- sians " of one thousand five hundred horses , two ...
... evidently more highly esteemed by the ancients , and were given as presents and often demanded as tribute . Strabo informs us that the Cappado- cians paid an annual tribute to the Per- sians " of one thousand five hundred horses , two ...
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... evidently the production of cross breed- ing and most likely descended on one side from stock brought from Palestine by the Crusaders . Our ancestors this period had had never kept at Our ancestors kept no ac- an account of equine count ...
... evidently the production of cross breed- ing and most likely descended on one side from stock brought from Palestine by the Crusaders . Our ancestors this period had had never kept at Our ancestors kept no ac- an account of equine count ...
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... evidently saw the importance of cross breeding , and noticed what great care was demanded in selection of parents by those about to establish stud farms . He writes , " The best stallion is a well- chosen Barb or beautiful Spanish horse ...
... evidently saw the importance of cross breeding , and noticed what great care was demanded in selection of parents by those about to establish stud farms . He writes , " The best stallion is a well- chosen Barb or beautiful Spanish horse ...
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... evidently drew a great distinction between a Barbary and an Arabian horse , and gave his preference to the Barb . Even at the present day we find dis- tinctions made , not only between horses bred in different countries , but also be ...
... evidently drew a great distinction between a Barbary and an Arabian horse , and gave his preference to the Barb . Even at the present day we find dis- tinctions made , not only between horses bred in different countries , but also be ...
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