The Horses of the Sahara
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Overview
The Horses of the Sahara will be of interest not only to equestrians but also to historians and other scholars interested in the customs of the North African desert tribes and in the complex backgrounds of European-North African relations. General Daumas took part in the conquest of Algeria by France, so distinguishing himself that he was named Director of the Bureau of Algerian Affairs in the French Ministry of War. During the campaigns and the occupation that followed, he studied and attempted to understand the native peoples, with an objectivity and sympathy unusual among the colonialists of the period. His book provides fascinating sidelights on many aspects of Arab life, including customs, superstitions, religion, and family life.
Sheila M. Ohlendorf was uniquely suited to translate The Horses of the Sahara. An excellent rider herself, thoroughly experienced with the animals and the techniques being discussed, she also spoke fluent French, having received her B.A. degree in languages from Texas Western University (now the University of Texas at El Paso). As curator of the Hall of the Horsemen, the large collection at the University of Texas at Austin, she had access to a wide variety of supplementary authorities, which enriched both her translation and the notes that accompany the book.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780292740716 |
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Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
Publication date: | 01/01/1968 |
Edition description: | Revised |
Pages: | 292 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d) |
About the Author
Sheila M. Ohlendorf was brought up in Mexican mining camps; attended boarding school in Edinburgh, Scotland; lived in Nassau, in the Bahamas, for two years; and has resided in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. While engaged in research for Stuart Cloete, the South African novelist, she became interested in this book. "Mr. Cloete, writing a book on the use of the horse in war, asked me to do research for him in the Latin American field because I am bilingual in Spanish. I decided that the book would be of great interest to horsemen, particularly now that there is a tremendous interest in the Arabian horse in the United States. The Spanish translation was poor; so I obtained a copy in the original French and translated it from that language."
Table of Contents
- Preface, by Stuart Cloete
- Acknowledgments
- Translator’s Introduction
- Preliminary Chapter. The horses of the SaharaSources of informationGuarantees of exactitudeDifficulty of obtaining informationObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderNumerous treatises about horses written by Arabic sages.
- Chapter Two. Dealing with the origins of the Arabian horsesA singular letter written by the Emir Abd-el-KaderFour great erasGod created the horse from the windThe horse, according to the Koran, is the supreme blessingThe colors of horses according to the terrain in which they liveThe moral attributes of horses.
- Chapter Three. The Barb or Barbary horseCall a horse Arabian, Barb, Turk, or Persian, he is still the horse of the OrientLetter from the Emir Abd-el-KaderLetter from M. Ferdinand de Lesseps describing horseraces in AlexandriaWeights carried by horses in Africa.
- Chapter Four. The horses of the SaharaTraditional love for horses as a religious dutyProverbsPopular versesObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderThe horses of the Sahara are superior to those of the Tell.
- Chapter Five. The undoubted purity of blood of the Barbs of the SaharaFamilies of Arabian horsesThe perfection of the horse; the noble horseObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderHorses divided into two families: Arabian and foreign horses.
- Chapter Six. About stallions and maresMatingGestationFoalingCare and feeding of the mare and foalObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderThe foal takes after the sireStrictness with regard to the purity of blood lines.
- Chapter Seven. The training of the coltVery early trainingTraining after weaningExerciseNames given to horsesObservations of the Emir Abd-el-Kader.
- Chapter Eight. FeedCamel’s and ewe’s milkDatesFeeding according to the seasonObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderRest and fat are the enemies of the horse.
- Chapter Nine. Grooming, hygiene, and proportionsThe choosing of feed and waterMethods of predetermining the height and qualities of a horseObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderMethod of judging the size and future qualities of a horse.
- Chapter Ten. ColorsAttributes of certain colorsSplotchesWhorls or tuftsFavorite colorsObservations of the Emir Abd-el-Kader.
- Chapter Eleven. Selection and purchase of horsesReasons for disqualification or eliminationSelling methodsThe Arabic horse-dealerObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderGenealogical trees Poetic quotations and anecdotes.
- Chapter Twelve. FarrieryMaster smith, their prerogatives, their toolsCold shoeingDrawbacks of European horseshoes.
- Chapter Thirteen. TackThe Arabic saddle, et ceteraSuperiority of Arabic tack.
- Chapter Fourteen. General principles of the Arabic horsemenFrugalitySobrietyRespect for a horseThe study of the nature of horsesObservations of the Emir Abd-el-KaderHorseracing among the Arabs.
- Chapter Fifteen. Veterinary medicine among the ArabsA word about the Arabic veterinary artVeterinarian sagesFree servicesDiseases of the horseObservations of the Emir Abd-el-Kader.
- Chapter Sixteen. Gelding of the Arabian horseMethods employedSuperstitionsObservations of the Emir Abed-el-Kader.
- Chapter Seventeen. The usefulness to be derived from the native horseNotes on the Barb or Oriental horseThe use of the Arabian horseQuotations from the Bible and the Koran.
- Chapter Eighteen. The Opinion of the Emir Abd-el-Kader with respect to the Arabian horseThe number of days an Arabian horse can journeyThe distance covered in one dayAn example of sobriety and enduranceReasons for training horses from an early ageWhy mares are more expensivePedigreesTribes which own famous horsesThe homogeneity of Barbs and ArabiansPrecepts for the care and feeding of the horseDraft or work horses.
- Chapter Nineteen. The war horseHis conformation and attributes.
- Chapter Twenty. Letters to the authorOpinions of some of the leading horsemen in FranceThe deplorable conditions into which horse-breeding has fallen.
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index