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Barbs

The Barb comes fron the country of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The Coastal Regions of these North African Countries that were none as the Barbary Coast. Barbary means foreigon or non Christian lands. According to one school, the Barb may be traced back to an isolated group of wild horses that surrvived the Ice Age. If thaat was true then that would make the Barb older then the Arab. Another Theory is that the Barb to the Akhal-Teke, the horse of the Turkmens. It very unlikley that the Barbs True back ground will ever be revealed. The most well-known Barbs were those ridden by the Spahis, men of Algerian and Tuisian calvary regiments of the french army. There average hieght is 14.2hh- 15.2hh, they are normaly found as greys, bay, browns, and blacks.

   

 

 

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