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Fantasia Riders - Peplum movie Crop

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:55:27 -0700

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Morocco - Ain Atiq Beach

That's when the old mare whispered to the boy who wanted to become a Fantasia knight :

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:46:46 -0700

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Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be

Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band

They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep

Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky

Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved

Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine

Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way

On silver wings they will lift us
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over
And eternity has begun

We will jump the sun
And dance over the moon
A Ballet of horses and riders
on the winds
to a heavenly tune

Do you hear that soft nicker
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses
Love the ones that are here

Don't cry for the horses
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them
As they fly by?

A million white horses
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free
Until we ride again

Brenda Riley-Seymore
Sun Valley - California

Fantasia Rider - 4

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:12:47 -0700

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Morocco - Rabat - Ain Atiq Beach

Fantasia Rider - 3

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:36:17 -0700

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Morocco - Rabat - Ain Atiq Beach

Fantasia Riders - 3

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:29:10 -0700

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Morocco - Near Rabat - Ain Atiq Beach

Fantasia Riders - 1

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:35:22 -0700

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Fantasia - Morocco

Fantasia Riders - 2

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:35:22 -0700

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Fantasia - Morocco

Fantasia - Barb Horse Breeb Origins - 1

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:47:46 -0700

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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 Islamic 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 Moorish invaders after they conquered southern Spain. Today the several varieties of Barb include the Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisian.......
(To be continued)

Fantasia Rider - 2

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:36:21 -0700

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The Barb Horse

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 small, round, 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.
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 h) at the withers.(From Wiki)

Fantasia - Barb Horse Breeb Origins - Part 2

nobody@flickr.com (aminefassi) — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:47:46 -0700

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........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 north African 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."
The Barb is now bred primarily in Morocco, Algeria,Tunisia, Spain and southern France (Wiki)