Godolphin Barb & Arabian

 Salvete Omnes,

The Godolphin Barb - foaled in 1724AD, died 1753.  

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detail from George Stubbs' painting

Valete

Byerley Turk & Darley Arabian

 Salvete Omnes,

perusing the Archive world library I cam across some late 1800s/early 1900s books on the English racing  horses. eg this book:The Famous horses.

It contains the description of the earliest known race horse in England in the XVII century and early XVIII century. The imports - Arabian, Turkish, Tatar and Barb stallions were raced and the best bred with local English mares.

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. Darley Arabian was one of the early imports

Roger Upton, in his book Newmarket and Arabia wrote these pages -

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to be con.
enjoy

Valete

Cheiron1, vol 3 - 2023

 Salvete Omnes,

 so the Summer 2023- the Summer Solstice takes place today - the dog days will be aplenty.
Let us hope for peace in the world.

training of Achilles

Otherwise, a short entry today 

we have been there already - namely I introduced Cheiron: The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History in 2021.

Now, they published the new issue - their first of 2023, already a volume 3.  The digital articles are 'libre' for you to download and enjoy -

the articles:  the ancient Egypt's pharaoh and his horse , ancient Persia and horse rations at Persepolis, Roman warhorse in the Funerary reliefs in Panonia, Thoroughbred history through the Royal Mares and finally the observations from the recent  Irish archaeological excavations .

plus  three book reviews etc.

enjoy

plus some sketches of mine to break the mundane - :)

Valete