Two years ago, Judi gave me a digital copy of the Abbas Pasha Manuscript. It’s been a game changer to work with, because it allowed me to search for a specific person’s name, or for a particular strain, across multiple recorded accounts by Bedouin breeders over hundreds of pages. Not only does it save time, but the large number of horses mentioned (in the thousands) also gives a bird-eye’s view of a certain topic, a horse, strain, making more in-depth analysis possible. For example, a search for “India” will result in 21 mentions. In the context of the Manuscript, looking for “India” will give you an idea of the stallions and colts that went there for racing, their strains, breeders, buyers, approximate area of origin, etc. Patterns emerge. More on some interesting findings later.