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Pride of the Desert: Arabian horses

Many creation myths surround this breed of horse. One of them puts the origin of the Arabian in the time of Ishmael, the son of Abraham.

  • Gulf News
  • Published: 23:05 July 19, 2008
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  • The Myth: Many creation myths surround this breed of horse. One of them puts the origin of the Arabian in the time of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. In this story, the Angel Gabriel descended from Heaven and awakened Ishmael with a "wind-spout" that whirled toward him. The Angel then commanded the thundercloud to stop scattering dust and rain, and so it gathered itself into a prancing, handsome creature – a horse – that seemed to swallow up the ground. Hence, the Bedouins bestowed the title "Drinker of the Wind" to the first Arabian horse, a stallion named Kuhaylah.
  • Image Credit: Dwynn Ronald Trazo/Gulf News
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