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"Al Khamsa" (الخمسة) is a designation applied to specific desert-bred bloodlines of the Arabian horse considered particularly "pure" by Arabian horse breeders, who sometimes also describe such lines by use of the Arabic word asil, meaning "pure". It also refers to a mythical origin story of the breed.
Horse — The horse is never mentioned in Scripture in connection with the patriarchs; the first time the Bible speaks of it, it is in reference to the Egyptian army pursuing the Hebrews, During the epoch of the conquest and of Judges, we hear of horses only with the Chanaanean troops, and later on with the Philistines, The hilly country ...
Exhibitor from Syria holding an Arabian horse at the Hamidie Society exhibition, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893. In 1908, the Arabian Horse Registry of America was established, recording 71 animals, [166] and by 1994, the number had reached half a million. Today there are more Arabians registered in North America than in the rest of the ...
The Arabian word qarn means both "horn" and “period” or “century”. [15] Classical commentary from Al-Qurtubi has reported the narration from Al-Suhayli commentaries that he favored the identification that Dhu al-Qarnayn were actually two different persons, where one lived during the time of Abraham , while the other has lived during the ...
The Arab-Barb or Arabian-Berber (Arabic: حصان عربي بربري) is a breed of saddle horses originating from the Maghreb. It is the result of crossing the Arab and Barb breeds and shares a common genetic origin with the latter .
The Godolphin Arabian (c. 1724 –1753), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred (the others were the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk). He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin.
The Morab originated in the late nineteenth century as a result of cross-breeding of Arabian and Morgan stock; it retains some characteristics of each breed. [2]: 450 The first Morab registry was created in 1973. Prior to this, Morabs were primarily undocumented horses bred for type.
The second carries a sword and rides a red horse as the creator of (civil) war, conflict, and strife. [4] The third, a food merchant, rides a black horse symbolizing famine and carries the scales. [5] The fourth and final horse is pale, upon it rides Death, accompanied by Hades. [6] "They were given authority over a quarter of the Earth, to ...