• Abdul Salam Al Worfali, a Libyan who breeds and trains purebred Arabian horses, trains his stallion Matar el-Kheir, grandson of Arabian horse Padrons Psyche, at his stable in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. AFP
    Abdul Salam Al Worfali, a Libyan who breeds and trains purebred Arabian horses, trains his stallion Matar el-Kheir, grandson of Arabian horse Padrons Psyche, at his stable in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. AFP
  • Abdul Salam Al Worfali at his stable in Benghazi. AFP
    Abdul Salam Al Worfali at his stable in Benghazi. AFP
  • One of the horses at Abdul Salam Al Worfali's stable in Benghazi. AFP
    One of the horses at Abdul Salam Al Worfali's stable in Benghazi. AFP
  • Arabian horses are valued for their speed, stamina, beauty, intelligence, and gentleness. AFP
    Arabian horses are valued for their speed, stamina, beauty, intelligence, and gentleness. AFP
  • Some Arabian horse bloodlines go back hundreds of years. AFP
    Some Arabian horse bloodlines go back hundreds of years. AFP
  • A well-trained horse with a good lineage can cost about $160,000, according to experts. AFP
    A well-trained horse with a good lineage can cost about $160,000, according to experts. AFP
  • Arabian horses are believed to have descended from war horses. AFP
    Arabian horses are believed to have descended from war horses. AFP

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Stable business: Arabian horse breeder in Libya trains his purebreds - in pictures

Abdul Salam Al Worfali trains the horses at his stable in Benghazi

The National

March 23, 2021

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