Excerpts from Frederick Wrench, ‘The Sultan and his Horses’
The following passages on the imperial Ottoman stud during the reign of Abdülhamid II are taken from Frederick Wrench’s article, ‘The Sultan and his Horses’, pp. 782-85 in the 15 December 1900 issue of Country Life Illustrated. Abdülhamid II’s reign from 1876 to 1909 spanned the Blunts’ expeditions, the gifting of Leopard and Linden Tree … Read more