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  1. Barb horse
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  5. Barb
  6. Berber warriors mounted on Barbs
  7. Country of origin North Africa
  8. Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
  10. Barb horse or Berber horse (Arabic: حصان بربري) is a northern African breed with great hardiness and stamina. The Barb generally possesses a fiery temperament and an atypical sport-horse conformation, but nevertheless has influenced modern breeds.
  12. Contents
  14. 1 Characteristics
  15. 2 Breed history
  16. 2.1 Influence on other breeds
  17. 3 Abaco Barbs
  18. 4 See also
  19. 5 References
  20. 6 External links
  21. 7 Further reading
  23. Characteristics
  25. The Barb is a light riding horse noted for its stamina. It has a powerful front end, high withers, short back, a sloping croup, and carries its tail low. It is hardy with clean legs and sound hooves. It does not have particularly good gaits, but gallops like a sprinter. It was used as breeding stock to develop racing breeds such as the Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse, and Standardbred.[1]
  27. The predominant color is gray, but bay, black, chestnut, and brown horses are also found. The Barb stands 1.47–1.57 metres (14.2–15.2 hands) at the withers.[2]
  28. Breed history
  30. It is not known where the Barb horse developed; some believe the breed originated in northern Africa during the 8th century, about the time that Muslim invaders reached the region. There is controversy over whether the Barb and Arabian horses share a common ancestor, or if the Arabian was a predecessor of the Barb. Native horses of the region may have been influenced by the crossing of "oriental" breeds, including the Arabian horse, Turkmenian or Akhal-Teke, and Caspian horse, with Iberian horses brought back from Europe by the Berber invaders after they conquered southern Spain.[3] Today the several varieties of Barb include the Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian.
  32. When imported to Europe, the Barbs were sometimes mistaken for Arabians, although they have distinctly different physical characteristics. The Europeans saw that their size was similar and their handlers were Berber Muslims who spoke Arabic. An example of such confusion is that the Godolphin Arabian, one of the foundation sires of the Thoroughbred, was an Arabian stallion but, due to his Moroccan origins, was referred to as the "Godolphin Barb."[4]
  34. The Barb is now bred primarily in Morocco, Algeria, Spain and southern France. Due to difficult economic times in North Africa, the number of purebred Barbs is decreasing. The World Organization of the Barb Horse, founded in Algeria in 1987, was formed to promote and preserve the breed.
  35. Influence on other breeds
  36. A chestnut Barb horse standing on a sandy lot
  37. Conformation of the Barb
  39. The Barb may have had more influence on the racing breeds throughout the world than any other horse except the Arabian.[5] 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).[5] The Andalusian was highly prized and it was used for major development stock in horse breeding all over the world.[6]
  41. Historical references to "Barbary" horses include Roan Barbary, 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.[5] During the 16th century, Henry VIII purchased a number of Barbary horses from Federico Gonzaga of Mantua, importing seven mares and a stallion.[5] 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.[5] 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.
  43. Despite its importance as a progenitor of other breeds, the Barb has less renown than the Arab, possibly because it was considered a less attractive-looking breed. In other important qualities, the Barb has the same stamina and endurance, the same ability to thrive on meager rations, and the same sure-footedness and speed over short distances. The Barb also was valued for its "strong, short-coupled body, perfect for collection— the posture that makes weight-bearing easiest for the horse—its eagerness to learn and its gentle nature."[5] Because of these characteristics, beginning in the 16th century, the horses were also trained for dressage, in Paris and other European capitals. Sixteenth-century and later portraits of royalty on horses frequently portrayed the latter in dressage positions.[5]
  44. Abaco Barbs
  45. Capella the Abaco Barb Breyer Horse
  47. The Abaco Barb is an endangered strain of the Spanish Barb horse breed found on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. The Abaco Barb is said to be descended from horses that were shipwrecked on the island during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Caribbean. The population of wild Abaco Barbs that run free on Great Abaco once numbered over 200 horses. The Abaco Barb is found in colors that are different from those of the European/African Barb, including pinto (including the relatively uncommon splashed white), roan, chestnut, black and other colors. They range between 1.32 to 1.47 m (13.0 to 14.2 h).
  49. Beginning in the 1960s, several events led to a decline of the breed to just three horses: the paving of new roads through or near their territory, which caused more conflict with humans; wild dog attacks on foals; and, most fatally, natives killing off the horses because of an accident involving a child.[7]
  51. Some Abaconians intervened and brought the three surviving horses to a farm near Treasure Cay. The herd increased to 35. Since 1992, however, over half the horses have died. No foals have been born since 1998. (There was one spontaneous abortion and one fetus aborted for unknown reasons.) By early 2010, the herd had diminished to six. As of August 2013, only one horse remained: one mare living inside the preserve.[8]
  53. Recently the government joined the renewed effort to preserve the breed. No Abaco Barb horses will be sold on the commercial market; the remaining herd will run free on the 3,800-acre (15 km2) preserve on Abaco.
  55. An Abaco Barb stallion, Capella, was the model for a 2005 sculpture honoring the breed, as part of a broad-based publicity campaign to build support for preservation.
  56. See also
  58. Andalusian horse
  59. Arabian horse
  60. Equine coat color genetics
  61. Spanish-Norman horse
  63. References
  65. Jump up ^ Reddick, Kate, Horses. New York: Ridge Press, 1976, p. 60.
  66. Jump up ^ Edwards, Elwyn Hartley (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse, London: Dorling Kindersley ISBN 0-7513-0115-9 p.67
  67. Jump up ^ Nissen, Jasper, The Young Specialist Looks At Horses. London: Burke Publishing Co. Ltd, 1963, p. 46.
  68. Jump up ^ Wentworth, Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton. The Authentic Arabian Horse, 3rd ed. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1979.
  69. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Jane Waldron Grutz, "The Barb", Saudi Aramco World, January-February 2007, Retrieved 23 February 2011
  70. Jump up ^ Nissen, p. 41.
  71. Jump up ^ "Preserving the Abaco Barb horse", Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  72. Jump up ^ "The world's most endangered horse", ArkWild. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  74. External links
  75. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barb (horse).
  77. Arkwild.org - The Abaco Wild Horse Fund
  78. Aramco World Article - The Barb
  79. "The Barb or The Berber". http://www.stablemade.com/horsecare/horsebreeds/barb.htm
  80. "Preserving the Rare Beauty of the Abaco Barb". http://www.infohorse.com/wildhorses.asp
  82. Further reading
  84. Draper, Judith, The Book of Horses and Horse Care
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