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Albert Harris, in "The Blood of the Arab: the World's Greatest War 
Horse",  devotes a chapter to Hidalgo.
Harris includes several letters from Hopkins.

Ras Rasmussen is said to be the man who "controlled the entire camel 
freight in Aden, Arabia."


"The long ride started from Aden (this was in 1890); we rode along the Gulf 
to Syria, then inland along the borders of the two countries. Much of this 
ride was over limestone country...Over one hundred horses started in that 
ride; many were ruled out the first week. My Hidalgo began passing other 
horses on the fourteenth day of the ride  and gradually moved up toward the 
front every day. Hidalgo reached the finish stone thirty-three hours of 
actual travel ahead of the second horse. I was sixty-eight days in all on 
that ride of over 3,000 miles; there were a few days that we rested."
                                              --CMNewell (Arab history geek)


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