Arabian Sires

 

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Case Contents:

"Lords of the Desert" wall hanging, chalkware' from the collection of the late Ronald McGarel Hogg (1928 - 1967), was created by the Bossons decorative arts firm in England in 1959.

Book: Arabians by Peter Upton, Rik van Lent, and Hossein Amirsadeghi (available at W.T. Young Library 5th floor; call number: SF293.A8 A73 1999)

  • Open to page 16, “The Horse of Pure Descent,” a chapter on the development of the Arabian Horse

Book: The Arab Horse by Spencer Borden (available at Keeneland Library; call number: SF293.A8 B7 1906; also available at W.T. Young Library Remote Storage; call number: SF293.A8 B7 1906 non circulating due to poor condition)

  • Chronicles the Arab horse both inside and outside of Arabia and discusses how the horse came to the west.

Book: Breeds of Empire by Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart (available at Keeneland Library; call number: SF284.T5 B36 2007eb)

  • Explores the "invention" of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes.

Curation Date

4-2015

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University of Kentucky Libraries

Keywords

Arabian horses, Arabian sires

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