To understand the present and predict the
future, we have to examine the history.
Equine sciences have achieved
major progress. The credit goes to civilizations and generations of the past
who have worked relentlessly on preserving and developing horse breeds and
equine sciences.
These sciences were recorded in
priceless manuscripts in many languages. Today those manuscripts are preserved
in the most prestigious libraries around the world.
The valuable Abbas Pasha
manuscript sets a remarkable example. It is considered a reliable reference on
the strains and origins of the Arabian horses that were imported from the Arabian Peninsula to Egypt.
I have translated one of the most
famous manuscripts on the internet that demonstrates an anatomical study of the
horse in the fifteenth century during the reign of the Burji Mamlukes.
The website now offers manuscript
translation service. If you have a manuscript and you want to translate it into
Arabic or English, please email me a readable version so that I can examine the
manuscript before I proceed with the translation.
In this page I will display
complete manuscripts that come to my possession and are available for
translation.
The manuscript displayed above is dedicated to the horses of Sultan Al-Nasser Mohammed ibn Qalaūn (the
sultan who was famous for his outstanding collection of hundreds of steeds),
their beauty and the variety of their colors. It also features horse racing
tradition during the reign of the Sultan. The manuscript consists of 35
pages, same size as the page displayed above.
Cradle of the Breed 
