Two Syrian horses from Urfa, circa 1900
The photos below come from a serialised article, ‘L’Opinion des Arabes sur le cheval’, in Le Sport Universel Illustré no. 190, 10 March 1900. The dapple grey above is a 5 year old stallion, whose sire was from the region around Urfa. The mare below, photographed by Captain Defrance, is also five, and is herself … Read more