Young Dandashi horsemen from Syria in 1890
I will keep emphasizing the contribution of the Dandashi clan of Tall-Kalakh, Syria to high quality Arabian horse breeding in the Middle East and beyond, all the way to Europe and the US.
Babolna’s Obajan, the sire of Ameen Rihani’s *Muha, the sire of W.R. Hearst’s *Bint Rajwa all came from their stables, as did several of the foundation stallions of Lebanese breeding.
Below, young Dandashi horsemen on their horses in 1890, from the FB page “Syria Photographic Museum”. Note the quality of the horses.
The grey is so very pretty, and has such a lovely full tail. I do like how solid the horses look in general – the bay (I assume) on the right appears quite powerful, and the horse next to the grey has nice breadth of chest. The itty-bitty pony in the back delights me (I really like the little ones), not least because the rider seems to have the longest lance. Could have done with one of those when my mare and I had to outrun an angry ostrich!
Oh, I love this photo. For the quality of both the horses and the children.
Boy, Jeanne, they really had some of the best horses of the middle east in my opinion..