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A special warrior: The Marwari horse
Our latest post was about “Under the Spell of Horses”, a documentary on one of India’s indigenous equine breeds, the Marwari. So, it’s time for a close look into this special species. Origins – Background The Marwari is the indigenous breed of the Indian region of Marwar, or Jodhpur, as most people know it. It comes from the crossbreeding of native Indian ponies with Arabian horses. According to the Indian tradition, an Arabian ship carrying seven Arabian horses sank off the west coast of India and the horses were led to Marwar to be used as a bloodstock foundation for the Marwari horses. The systematic breeding of the Marwari began…
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Under the Spell of Horses – Documentary
I love documentaries! All sorts of them! The documentaries that I find particularly charming, though, are those which show the cultural heritage of a nation. And if the theme is horses, then things get more exciting! I watched “Under the Spell of Horses: India” on YouTube last night. The film was about the native Indian equine breed Marwari. This breed has been used in wars and traditional events; it is decorated and made to dance to ethnic music. Horses are worshiped like gods in the multitheistic Indian society and people look for specific characteristics on the horse they are about to buy, because they believe that such characteristics bring luck to the…
