Re: Amblin/Racking/what ever

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/00 6:56:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dfletche@gte.net 
writes:

<< Care to supply some support and dates for this?>>

One of the biggest infusions of Arabian blood into Spanish (and other 
European) programs occurred with the Moorish invasion of Europe in 711.  A 
good historian to contact about this is Pat Merkle in Colorado, who can 
likely give you some very specific references if you care to delve more 
deeply.  Her e-mail addy is MKOnyxArab@aol.com.  She is one of many 
historians that would be more than willing to go into great detail about this 
for you.

<< History is interesting and
 there are a lot of myths out there. But there needs to be some support for
 the challenge. >>

Certainly.  Which is why it is frustrating when so much actual history is 
ignored...

<<There is of course a whole nuther (but related) issue of how
 much non arab blood is in the Arab and where did the various 'foundation'
 breeds separate from common ancestry to become distinct breeds.>>

Life in general would certainly support the idea that there is most likely 
SOME but with the care that has been taken with provinences of most Arab 
sources, there is not likely to be very much.
 
 <<And whatever the answer to the original statement, the arab blood (if any)
 is very ancient and probably substantially different from the modern arab.
 Would an Arab from 1400 even be recognizable as an Arab today. Hell, the
 show ring Arabs are barely recognizable compared to Arabs of 1900. >>

Actually, the Arab remained relatively unchanged until QUITE modern 
times--try the mid 20th century--and although the original type is not at the 
forefront of the modern show ring, it is still alive and well in a great many 
breeding programs around the country.

Heidi