The North African Barb regains its international fame
The Barb is the Berber horse,a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb has a fiery temperament and an a typically sport orientated configuration and is still influencing modern breeds.
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As with the Arab horse, it was the spread of Islam which led to the forerunners of today's Barbs reaching Europe from the early 8th century onwards. Once established on the Iberian peninsula the Barb horse played a major role in the development of the Andalusian (as well as the Lusitano), which subsequently became one of the major influences in horse breeding all over the world according to horsebreedinglist.com.
The Barb is famous for the charges at Tbourida or the Fantasia where local teams of traditionally clad riders compete in charges with their long Dejzails (flintlock guns) which are fired with a thunderous explosion as the horses are pulled up at the end of the charge. There are Tbourida events at Mouassems and festivities all over Morocco and at the International horse show at El Jadida and the Royal tournament at Rabat each year. The culture of the Barb horse is a tradition of major importance in Morocco and North Africa which was immortalised in the paintings of Delacroix.
The Barb may have had more influence on the racing breeds throughout the world than any other horse except the Arabian. Berber invaders from North Africa took their horses, the forerunners of today's Barbs, to Europe from the early eighth century onwards. Once established with settlers on the Iberian peninsula, the Barb horse was bred with Spanish stock under 300 years of Umayyad patronage to develop the Andalusian (and the Lusitano). The Andalusian was highly prized and it was used for major development stock in horse breeding all over the world.
Historical references to "Barbary" horses include those owned by King Richard II of England in the 14th century. The Barb horses were valued by other Europeans, including the Italians, whose noble families established large racing stables. During the 16th century, Henry VIII purchased a number of Barbary horses from Federico Gonzaga of Mantua, importing seven mares and a stallion. He continued to buy other Barbs and Andalusians. After the Royal Stables were sold off under Cromwell, private owners in England continued to value the Barbs and used them to develop the Thoroughbred.The influence of the Barb is also evident in the Argentinian Criollo, the Paso Fino, and many other Western Hemisphere breeds, including the American Quarter Horse, the Mustang and the Appaloosa.
The Barb is famous for the charges at Tbourida or the Fantasia where local teams of traditionally clad riders compete in charges with their long Dejzails (flintlock guns) which are fired with a thunderous explosion as the horses are pulled up at the end of the charge. There are Tbourida events at Mouassems and festivities all over Morocco and at the International horse show at El Jadida and the Royal tournament at Rabat each year. The culture of the Barb horse is a tradition of major importance in Morocco and North Africa which was immortalised in the paintings of Delacroix.
The Barb may have had more influence on the racing breeds throughout the world than any other horse except the Arabian. Berber invaders from North Africa took their horses, the forerunners of today's Barbs, to Europe from the early eighth century onwards. Once established with settlers on the Iberian peninsula, the Barb horse was bred with Spanish stock under 300 years of Umayyad patronage to develop the Andalusian (and the Lusitano). The Andalusian was highly prized and it was used for major development stock in horse breeding all over the world.
Historical references to "Barbary" horses include those owned by King Richard II of England in the 14th century. The Barb horses were valued by other Europeans, including the Italians, whose noble families established large racing stables. During the 16th century, Henry VIII purchased a number of Barbary horses from Federico Gonzaga of Mantua, importing seven mares and a stallion. He continued to buy other Barbs and Andalusians. After the Royal Stables were sold off under Cromwell, private owners in England continued to value the Barbs and used them to develop the Thoroughbred.The influence of the Barb is also evident in the Argentinian Criollo, the Paso Fino, and many other Western Hemisphere breeds, including the American Quarter Horse, the Mustang and the Appaloosa.
Regis Delene Bartholdi lives in Marrakech and is both an ardent horseman and an artist. His exhibition of his
paintings devoted to the Barb is at the Temperagallery 42 -46 Avenue Abdelkrim Khattabi, Marrakech until 30 December. Ten years ago, when he arrived in Marrakech, he thought his life as an amateur rider and breeder would be condemned by the soil and arid climate. It took him some time to fall under the spell of the barb stripped of its saddle and fantasia harness , with its firey energy and temperament.
The French General Daumas, when he commanded in Algeria fell in love with the Barb and in 1850, he wrote a study of this then forgotten horse. Daumas conducted a large scale and very comprehensive study. His work covers the education of the foal, the food, the fitting, the choice of horse mating, foaling without forgetting the historic part the Barb played in the conquest of North Africa.He writes about the nomadic Arabs of the Sahara and their feeling of absolute love for the Barb and the intimate life of the tent and their use in art the hawking.
Regis Delane Bartholdi is creating the illustrations for a new edition of Daumas's epic work on the Barb which has been forgotten by many riders. The book combines aesthetics and technical literature to hippology, poetry knowledge of this civilisation. A project for this new edition is underway with a French publisher.
Foals are born in front of his studio and he intends to continue to develop the tradition that our teachers have taught us, and to share these pages and sketches for horse lovers of the East which both contributed to horses of the West.
Founded in 1987 and accredited by the Algerian authorities in 1991,The World Organisation of the Barb Horse (WOBH) aims to preserve, improve, raise awareness, and promote the North African horse which comprises both the Arabic and Barb breeds.
This Association was created by the countries which are the home of the Barb : Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Other countries are France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
The WOBH recently held its general assembly in Algiers and decided to promote the Barb breed internationally stressing its endurance and event winning capacities.A great effort has been made in Morocco and Tunisia in terms of population census pure equine beard. Together, these three countries are cooperating to boost the development of the breed and at the sametime increasethe level in terms of use of modern identification.
The population in Morocco,Algeria and Tunisia is estimated at nearly 300,000 heads, but the population registered in the official stud book of the barb is estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000 horses,according to the WOBH .
paintings devoted to the Barb is at the Temperagallery 42 -46 Avenue Abdelkrim Khattabi, Marrakech until 30 December. Ten years ago, when he arrived in Marrakech, he thought his life as an amateur rider and breeder would be condemned by the soil and arid climate. It took him some time to fall under the spell of the barb stripped of its saddle and fantasia harness , with its firey energy and temperament.
The French General Daumas, when he commanded in Algeria fell in love with the Barb and in 1850, he wrote a study of this then forgotten horse. Daumas conducted a large scale and very comprehensive study. His work covers the education of the foal, the food, the fitting, the choice of horse mating, foaling without forgetting the historic part the Barb played in the conquest of North Africa.He writes about the nomadic Arabs of the Sahara and their feeling of absolute love for the Barb and the intimate life of the tent and their use in art the hawking.
Regis Delane Bartholdi is creating the illustrations for a new edition of Daumas's epic work on the Barb which has been forgotten by many riders. The book combines aesthetics and technical literature to hippology, poetry knowledge of this civilisation. A project for this new edition is underway with a French publisher.
Foals are born in front of his studio and he intends to continue to develop the tradition that our teachers have taught us, and to share these pages and sketches for horse lovers of the East which both contributed to horses of the West.
Founded in 1987 and accredited by the Algerian authorities in 1991,The World Organisation of the Barb Horse (WOBH) aims to preserve, improve, raise awareness, and promote the North African horse which comprises both the Arabic and Barb breeds.
This Association was created by the countries which are the home of the Barb : Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Other countries are France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
The WOBH recently held its general assembly in Algiers and decided to promote the Barb breed internationally stressing its endurance and event winning capacities.A great effort has been made in Morocco and Tunisia in terms of population census pure equine beard. Together, these three countries are cooperating to boost the development of the breed and at the sametime increasethe level in terms of use of modern identification.
The population in Morocco,Algeria and Tunisia is estimated at nearly 300,000 heads, but the population registered in the official stud book of the barb is estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000 horses,according to the WOBH .
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