What makes an Arabian horse an Arabian horse is it’s strain and provenance among the Bedouin tribes of Desert Arabia.
A horse’s strain is carried forward to the next generation only by the dam.
An excellent explanation of what strains are, how they work, and their importance in preserving purity among Arabian horses is on the Daughters of the Wind website which can be found here.
1850, Saqlawiyah Jadraniyah of Ibn Sudan mare. According to Al Khamsa, Ghazieh was bred by Ibn Sudan and imported prior to 1855 to Egypt for Abbas Pasha. Click on the…
