Re: RC: Amblin/Racking/what ever

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Is there any hard evidence to support the mythology?  If I go to the farm next
door to mine (it's a paso fino breeding farm) and ask to read his references on
the subject, I will find that in fact the barb predates the Arabian and is a
separte distinct breed of horse. The barb then introduced to the Spanish by the
Moors was part of the foundation of the spanish horses.

In general since record keeping in those days is tied up in mythology,
proverbs, and other such methods, it is very suspect.  It is difficult to say
much with any certainity about either breed during those times.  I am also sure
the Arabian did appear from somewhere, but again documentation in those days is
not up to current standards of evidence to support a historical thesis.

Truman

GoldenCMK@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 06/22/2000 6:15:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> truman.prevatt@netsrq.com writes:
>
> << From what I have read, the Barb is considered the worlds oldest living
> breed
>  and distinct from the Arabian. I also have not seen any reference to the
> Jennet
>  having any Arabian link. >>
>
> The first description of a horse that resembled Arabians is Greek mythology.
> The horses of that time were course, heavy and rugged (originated in Asia)
> yet Pegasus was described as a light breed with a beautiful head and eye,
> long arched neck and fountain tail. And amazingly the Greeks were the first
> to have Arabians. It was the crossing of the Arabian and the heavy course
> breed that the Barb originated from in North Africa. The mystery is no one
> can link the course heavy horse to the Arabians. Greeks, of course say
> Pegasus was the original and the book of Koran said that Allah took a hand
> full of South Wind and blew on it, thus creating the Arabian Horse. It does
> seem that Arabian just appeared from no where.
>
> Maria
>

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