List of horses imported by De Portes to France in 1819
Joe Achcar recently circulated the following list of stallions imported by the mission of Mr. de Portes to the Syrian desert in 1819. The list comes from the book  written by the veterinarian of that mission, Louis Damoiseau, which appeared in 1832: Abou Far, Abou Arkoub, Abjar, Abou Seif, Berek, Cheleby, Choueyman, Bedouin, Daher, Aslan, … Read more