A blog on desert arabian horses, past, present and future
Dr. Sandra Olsen published this article in “Arabian Humanities” on “Insight on the Ancient Arabian Horse from North Arabian Petroglyphs”. If you don’t want to read the entire article, skim through it, look at the pictures and compare with your own horses. Stylized depictions of the horse did not begin with the Orientalists.
The link below leads to a video from the British Pathé’s Reuters Archive, showing parts of a competition held in Beirut: LEBANON: BEIRUT: HORSE PARADE OF BEST ARAB STALLIONS. (1959) The British Pathé’s description of the video is given below: Background: The proud and nobly-bred Arab stallion came under scrutiny, October 10, during a competition in … Read more
One of the most stunning Davenport pictures ever taken is this picture of the Davenport broodmare Bint Anta (El Alamein x Antan by Antez), the dam of Regency CF, Fiddledeedee, Orient, Reprise, Levant CF, and many others, a Hamdaniyah Simriyah. Photo by the most talented photographer, Anita Westfall. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Craver. You cannot … Read more