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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 -
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 -
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 -
Arabian horses are believed to have descended from war horses. AFP
