The Arabians of written record
THE BEDOUIN OF ARABIA AND HIS HORSE Excerpts from Upton's Gleanings from the Desert of Arabia compiled by Jeanne Craver used by permission of Jeanne Craver "AL KHAMSA is an organization of people devoted to furthering the survival of the asil* horse of Bedouin Arabia by means of education and research in a social climate which draws the owners and admirers of such horses together in a friendly and …
by Maj. John A. Gorman Biarritz American University (Western Horseman Jan/Feb '46) Beldebel, 18-year-old Arab stallion at Pau, France. The stud of Gelos is located in the southwest of France not far from the Pyreneese mountains. This stud was established in 1811 by Napoleon, the object being to breed superior light horses for cavalry and similar purposes. At Pau, there are many stallions. A few …
by Dr. George H. Conn (Western Horseman Apr'51) Head study of Raseyn taken in 1942 As an owner and breeder of Arabian horses for the past several years, I recall very vividly some early attempts made by us to buy certain desirable Arabian horses. Many owners of Arabian horses, particularly "the Arabian horse," value their horses above money, and strange as it may seem have no desire to sell them. …
by Dr. George H. Conn (Western Horseman Jul '51) Niwka Travelers Rest farm was established in 1792 near Nashville, Tennessee. It was established by John Overton, who came to that community about 1789 and who was a law partner of Andrew Jackson and served on the supreme court of Tennessee after that state was admitted to the Union. The original Travelers Rest farm remained in the family of John …
Voices of the Past: Arabia in The 19th Century -- Excerpted from: THE BOOK OF THE HORSE Edited by Samuel Sidney, London 1875 Buying Arabian Horses from the KHAMSAT Volume 10 Number 1 March 1993 "All the horses offered to us for sale by the Bedouins …
Articles of History: FROM THE PAST: Excerpted from THE ARAB THE HORSE OF THE FUTURE by Hon. Sir James Penn Boucaut The Khamsat Vol 10 Num 4 Nov 93 Edward III. was a great warrior. Captain Thomas Brown, 1830, says in his book that the Turkomans trace all their best horses to Arabian sires. They believe that the race degenerates unless 'refreshed,' and they are therefore most anxious to obtain fine …
Articles of History: FROM THE PAST: Excerpted from THE ARAB: THE HORSE OF THE FUTURE by Hon. Sir James Penn Boucaut The Khamsat Vol 10 Num 4 Nov 93 Circassian Warriors, 19th century engraving courtesy of Judith Forbes. In the autobiography of General Sir Harry Smith, of Aliwal, a very great soldier of wonderful energy, reference is frequently made to his celebrated Arab horse Aliwal, which carried …
Articles of History: Excerpted from: THE ARAB HORSE, CHAPTER VI - SOME LAST WORDS by Spencer Borden, New York, 1906 from The Khamsat Volume Seven Number Four Oct/Dec 1990 No person who reads the …
By BEN HUR (Western Horseman Jan/Feb '46) Yankee ingenuity and frugality gave General George Washington his best and most illustrious saddle horse during the trying days of the Revolutionary war -- a beautiful, half-bred Arabian stallion. George Washington was fundamentally a man of the soil, a country squire and Virginia gentleman who loved his country home, his dogs and blooded livestock. The …
by Ben Hur (Western Horseman March 1951) IS THE ARABIAN horse a gift of nature, a natural , primary type like the wild beast of the fields and forests? Or is it a modified and developed type, created under man's influence? Type is that distinctive, familiar shape which immediately identifies a horse and classifies it with its breed. Type makes the breed. The type of your favorite breed is as …