Re: RC: Re: Re: Breeds

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In a message dated 6/16/00 2:29:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
michrowe@frontier.net writes:

<< Is the idea that the Spanish Barb is borne from Arab blood (I
 thought not...)?  No doubt many breeds are carrying Arab blood, though the
 face on many gaited horses looks quite Spanish with the long anti-dished
 face. :-) >>

Yep, they sure did.  Arab blood was introduced onto the Iberian Peninsula 
during the Moorish invasion of 711, as well as earlier times.  Furthermore, 
as in TB pedigrees, a great many foundation horses behind the gaited breeds 
have specific pedigree references to a great many specific Arabs or 
part-Arabs.

Heidi