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The Saluki or Persian hound (Persian:سگ تازی، Arabic: سلوقي) is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds – dogs that hunt primarily by sight rather than strong scent – that was once used by nomadic tribes to run down game animals. [2] The dog was originally bred in the Fertile Crescent. [1]
The Sloughi / ˈ s l uː ɡ i /, [1] or Arabian Greyhound (Arabic: سلوقي), [2] is an ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. It originates from North Africa and is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya.
In the same year, this young breed registered around 200 new births every year, including around 20 in France. [9] There are twelve international breeding stallions authorized to cover without restriction. [9] In 2013, the Belgian herd stood at between 146 and 219 individuals, placing the Arabo-Friesian among the breeds with low numbers. [17]
Morafic (1956–1974) was a gray Arabian stallion foaled in Egypt and later imported to the United States by Gleannloch Farms. [1] Morafic was sired by Nazeer and out of Mabrouka. Morafic sired 58 foals in Egypt and 151 in the US, of which 30 became US and Canadian National show winners.
Wellesley Arabian was the last Arabian horse, or supposed to be, to enter racehorse breeding in England. [21] Indeed, no other Arabian horse imported since the late 18th century had influenced the Thoroughbred breed. [22] Wellesley Arabian is therefore an exception to the rule that the Thoroughbred breed has not been influenced by foreign ...
Bask, (February 9, 1956 – July 24, 1979) [1] bred at the Albigowa State Stud in Poland, was a bay Arabian stallion who was imported into the United States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians and became a major sire of significance in the Arabian breed.
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Beginning in 1864, the Italian Government had sent emissaries into Syria and Mesopotamia to purchase desert bred Arabian horses directly from Bedouin tribes. [1] Numerous stallions and mares were purchased and brought back to Sicily, many being destined for the Royal Remount Station in Catania. The breeding of Arabian Horses in Italy, therefore ...