The Arabians of written record
by Dr. Amin Zaher Photos from the Zaher collection (Western Horseman Mar/Apr'48) Nigma at 5 yrs. with her first colt in Egypt. Picture taken in front of Prince Mohammed Ali's palace. Amir Abdelkader Algazairy, a nineteenth century Morroccan nobleman, tells us that some Arabs of the Azed tribe went to Jerusalem to congratulate Solomon on his marriage to the Queen of Sheba. Having completed their …
From "This Issue and Next" (Western Horseman Mar/Apr'48) Dr. Amin Zaher, D.V.M., M.S., has recently come to the United States from Egypt to obtain a PhD. in genetics and animal breeding. His thesis title is "The Genetic History of the Arab in America." Prior to his arrival in the states he occupied the position of Arabian horse breeder in the stud of the Royal Agricultural Society of Egypt for …
by Dr. Amin Zaher Photos from the Zaher collection (Western Horseman Jul/Aug '48) The Van Vleet Arabs on their high altitude ranch, not far from Denver, Colorado. While I was in Egypt, I read much about the American-bred Arabs. When I had the opportunity to come to this country to study, it was my honor to be asked by the Egyptian government to make a tour and to inspect these Arabians in America. …