Sur les chevaux orientaux et provenants des races orientales
Channel: Dom Emisyjny Manuscriptum
Date: 2022-06-22

In 1817 Złotobrody Emir (Gold Bearded) – as he was called, Polish magnate of the most illustrious families, obsessed with oriental hot-blooded horses, abandoned his wife and rich possessions to start intrepid adventure in the area, which was the most unexplored and unfathomable. He took part in the battles against the Turks, the knowledge of horses and the local languages gave him the recognition and friendship of 13 Bedouin tribes and was amounted to the dignity of the emir: official and military commander. He was the first European who crossed and penetrated a vast, uncharted desert of Najd in Saudi Arabia. It was he who first brought Arabian horses to Europe and began their glorious tradition of farming in our region. He bought stallions and mares for the Royal Studs Wirtemberska, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, for the French national stables in Pau, and his own possessions Sawrana in Ukraine. He lived a life full of romantic adventures.