Amazon Audible Gift Memberships


Try Amazon Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to Two Free Audiobooks



Illustration from

Nihayat al-su'l, 14th century

a manual of horsemanship, military practice and animal husbandry.


Tethered horse.

Executed under the Mamelukes, in Syria or Egypt. Source: Werner Forman Archive / National Library, Cairo.


Previous: The Mamluk cavalry underwent long-term training, regularly practiced in the hippodromes. Their horses were Arabian steeds.      Next: Horses mating.
Back to the smaller image of a tethered horse. Nihayat al-su'l, National Library, Cairo.






Free Web Hosting