A blog on desert arabian horses, past, present and future
Cher ami, Un grand merci pour vos très édifiantes communications. Oui,le cheval arabe asil a toujours été très rare et extraordinairement précieux . Il a toujours été majoritairement aux mains des bédouins car c’est chez eux qu’il est apparu et chez eux qu’il se maintient dans sa pureté originelle. Le pur-sang arabe est ARABE et ses éleveurs sont … Read more
Jean-Claude Rajot just sent me this rare photo of the important desert bred stallion El Managhi, bought in 1923 in Hama (central Syria) by veterinary Dr. Bardot for the Algerian stud of Tiaret. The stallion Bango, bought in Alexandria was part of the same importation. There is another picture of him in F. Klynstra’s book … Read more
Food for thought:Â “The Arabian is not a color breed, so markings and color are not all that important, except that the body spot has been discriminated against in the judging rules — though recently modified and accordingly, has been considered “unclean” by novices. Some the more naive — unfamiliar with the breed’s tradition of … Read more
This picture of 225 Scheherezade (Ibn Galal III x 220 Ibn Galal I)is courtesy of her owner Laszlo Kiraly of Hungary. 225Â Scheherezade has two crosses to the Babolna mare 25 Amurath-Sahib (Amurath Sahib x 221 Kuhailan Zaid), including one in the tail female. As such she traces to the desert bred 60 Adjuze imported by … Read more