BARB

Once known as the Barbary, breed of horse native to Northwest Africa. One of the oldest horse breeds, the Barb is second only to the Arabian for its influence on the development of horse breeds throughout the world. The Barb is an athletic horse capable of short bursts of high speed and great endurance at slower speeds in desert heat. It has a stocky, muscular body and stands about 153 cm (about 60 in, or 15 hands) high at the withers (the high part of the back, located between the shoulder blades). The back is short and straight, the shoulders long, and the chest broad and deep. The hindquarters are sloping, and the slender legs have broad joints. Its medium-length, well-muscled neck is arched and supports a long, narrow head that is almost primitive in shape. The jaws are pronounced and the nostrils flared. A Barb is a handsome horse with a thin desert coat of black, gray, or bay (reddish). The Barb was developed by the Berber people of Northwest Africa around the 1st century BC. The Moors, who were descendants of Berbers and Arabs, introduced the Barb to southern Europe during the Moorish invasions in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. The Barb crossed with European horse breeds during these invasions, and characteristics of the Arabian were introduced to the Barb as well.

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