I have had no serious illness in the stables; once over the
dangerous age, they seem to have excellent constitutions, and
are always sound in _wind_, _limb_, and _feet_.

"_Second_, they are nearly all good natural and _fast walkers_,
also fast trotters; and from the soundness of their feet are
especially fitted for fast road work, being able to do almost
any number of miles without fatigue.

"_Third_, they are nearly all good natural jumpers, and I have
not had a single instance of a colt that would not go across
country well to hounds.

"They are very bold fencers, requiring neither whip nor spur.
They carry weight well, making bold and easy jumps where other
larger horses fail.

"_Fourth_, they have naturally good mouths, and good tempers,
with free and easy paces; so that one who has accustomed
himself to riding a pure-bred Arabian will hardly go back, if he
can help it, to any other sort of horse.

"There is all the difference in riding the Arabian and the
ordinary English hunter or half-bred that there is in riding in
a well-hung gig or a cart without springs.

"_Fifth._ As sires for half-bred stock, the Arabian may not be
better than a _first-class_ English thoroughbred, but is
certainly better than a _second_-class one, and _first_-class
sires are out of the reach of all ordinary breeders; for that