The Black Tents of Arabia
(My Life Amongst the Bedouins)

by Carl R Raswan
(The Paternoster Library)

~ Listed Strains ~

~ Strain Chart ~

please note:
within Raswan's Strain Chart he lists the Mu'niqi strain as BROWN not black, as commonly referred to.
However, Raswan does suggest this strain "should never be allowed to mix with the others."

There are many references to strain breeding and examples of strain bred Arabians within various books, magazines and websites.  

Here a few directions...

Arabian Resource Centre: History & Heritage of the Arabian Horse  Horse of the Desert Bedouin pp2-4

Bowling, M. Strained Relations

Craver, J & Craver C, Strains and Strain Types

Craver, C.C. 1991 Corallaries of Strain Breeding, Arabian Visions, March  Parts I & II

Davenport, H., 1909 My Quest of the Arabian Horse, New York, Darcy's Place: Roomfuls of Davenport Arabians.

Ferriss, J., Strains and Strain-Types, Sheykh Obeyd World, pp12-16

Ferriss, J., Putting a "Strain" on an Old Subject, Sheykh Obeyd World pp23-25

Forbis, J 1990 Arabian Strains and Families, Authentic Arabian Bloodstock, Ansata Publications, Mena, Arkansas pp141-252

Nagel, H.J., 1998 Hanan The Story of an Arabian Mare and of the Arabian Breed, Alexander Heriot & Co Ltd., Cheltenham, England.

Pritzlaff, R., A Perspective on Carl Raswan From His Writings, Sheykh Obeyd World pp21-24

Wentworth, J.A.D.B-L, (Baroness) 1945 The authentic Arabian horse and his descendants, George Allen & Unwin, London, England

Whitman, D.S., The Strain of it All, American Arabian Online  pp1-3

Wilkinson, C., Articles Page - Mu'niqi Strain Preservation, The Pasha Institute.