Saving the Arabian Horse: a connection between the first two Arab studs
With the coming of the Chinese New Year of the Horse, we take a look at an archive showing how two horse breeders worked together to save the Arabian Horse from extinction.
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The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainmants.
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Kings of Arabia.
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Oriental Assembly.
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Sheba's Daughters being a record of travel in Southern Arabia.
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Arabia Felix.
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Arabian Jubilee.
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Arabian Highlands.
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Autobiography.
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