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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Barb ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Barb Book Search: Barb Description The Barb also referred to as Berber or Barbary originated in the coastal area of North Africa, including Morocco and the northern parts of Algeria and Libya. The Barb can be found as far south in the African continent as Cameroon and Nigeria. The Barb is considered second of the world’s foundation breeds, like that of the Arabian. There is no actual evidence of the ancestry of the Barb, however theory suggests that they came from a pack of wild horses in the coastal area that escaped the Ice Age. During the 7th and 8th centuries of the Muslims conquests the Barbs and the Arabians were most likely crossed and the modern Barb definitely has a percentage of Arabian blood although surprisingly there is little sign. The Barb influenced many breeds and when the Muslim armies invaded Spain in the 8th century, the Barb blood enhanced the Spanish Horse, which is now known as the Andalusian. The Barb influenced the Thoroughbred as well as many of the Barbs were exported to the Royal Studs of England to crossbred and help form the “running horses”. The Barb also enhanced Ireland’s Connemara, the famous white horses of the Camargue, and also some of the Mustang breeds.The Modern Barb is the traditional mount of the Spahi cavalry and is still plentiful in Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. The Barb usually stands between 14.2 and 15.2 hh and are not the most beautiful horse but are known for their toughness, stamina, and for being somewhat temperamental. The Barb is a desert horse and can survive on minimal substance and is swift and fast over small distances. Google Ads

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