Lord Robert’s charger Volonel
The epitome of the Arab horse, and a hero of the British Afghan campaign.
A blog on desert arabian horses, past, present and future
The epitome of the Arab horse, and a hero of the British Afghan campaign.
My quick translation of this creation story from the Nasiri book, which took it from a much earlier account by VIIIth century chronicler Wahab Ibn Munabbih; the translation can be improved, but this is a good start: From Wahab ibn Munabbih, who said: “I was told that when God Most Glorified and Most High wanted … Read more