Dear friends of Arabian Horses
Our fascination why we decided to breed Straight Egyptians were mainly two things: they are the finest and most gentle horses. Further special abilities are their intelligence, their movements, their fertility, their noblesse, their exotic attitude and of course their history.
The legendary fine small horses of the Nejd were described as the proudest creatures. About 200 years ago drawings and descriptions of travelers are the only sources to imagine it’s historical features: 'a little, a very little, saddle-backed, just the curve which indicates springiness without any weakness; a head broad above, and tapering down to a nose fine enough to verify the phrase 'drinking from a pint-pot,' did pint-pots exist in Nejed; a most intelligent and yet a singularly gentle look, full eye, sharp thorn-like little ear, legs fore and hind that seemed as if made of hammered iron, so clean and yet so well twisted with sinew; a neat round hoof, just the requisite for hard ground; the tail set on or rather thrown out at a perfect arch; coats smooth, shining, and light; the mane long, but not overgrown nor heavy; and an air and step that seemed to say 'look at me, am I not pretty?'' (W. G. Palgrave, 1867-68).
