Chapter Six

Rashad Returns to His Tribe.

On the trip to the airport, Walter confided with me that the hierarchy of the Ruala tribe that Rashad comes from protects their horse’s lineage with a passion, it is almost an obsession. When Walter discovered the horse breeding tribes among the Wadi Serhan, the Sheykh enthusiastically shared with him many Bedouin stories passed on through their ancestor’s narratives and oral legends, the vibrant and sometimes emotional expressions that are laid out during social occasions. Among the pedigrees and legends of the horses that shaped the legacy of the horse breeding tribes, and especially the Ruala, was one that shaped their heritage.

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