MARCH 2013 RABI’UL-TSAANI 1434 اﻟﺴﻼﻣﻌﻠﻴﻜﻢ ورﺣﻤﺖ ﷲ وﺑﺮﻛﺎﺗﻪ E-NEWSLETTER 22 ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻓﺮﺳﺎن ﺟﻨﻮب أﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺎ Marhabaa~ Welcome! regarding manes, they keep “If someone kills a sparrow for sport, the sparrow will IN THIS ISSUE: We hope that this them warm, and blessings are cry out on the Day of Newsletter finds you in interwoven with the hairs of Judgment, "O Lord! That Q & A good health Insha’Allah. their foreheads.” (Abu Dawood) person killed me in vain! He BEAUTIFICATION Yet we go looking for did not kill me for any useful OF THE Alhamdulilah for our Information, knowledge and purpose." 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Copyright © 2012 MUEQSA Beautification of the Horsemen CONTRIBUTED BY: and The Mark of Bravery By: Ali ibn Abd Al Rahman Hudhail al-Andalusi ان و ر ان CHAPTER : 5 On the desirable features of the Horse and the desirable features of other animals that it is considered to resemble. The Shoulders, girth and back and that it is well placed Elevation of the shoulders between the back and the from the withers; visibility of croup; that the position of the the top of the shoulders and pillion rider be elevated above a paucity of flesh on them; that of the rider- for strength protusion of the sides and in the connection between fleshiness of the girth; a short spine and the croup; height in back ie: between the lower the protruding parts of the hip portion of the withers and bones and that they be spaced the two short rib bones at the wide apart; wide, long end of the spinal column; a haunches with plenty of flesh straight spine– the beauty of and skin spread evenly over the back lies therein and them. Abu Ubaidah says that strengthens the horse; that the width of the haunches is the flesh on the two sides of more important than the the spine is high and sloping; height. wideness of the belly area; long, well-curved ribs; ample Arabic Word: skin; that the spine is well ا positioned in the croup– for strength; strength of the end The crest: the roots of section of the spinal column, the forelock hair at the and that the spine is wide top of the mane. with a lot of flesh covering it BREED PROFILE: Origin: United States Rocky Mountain Horse Colour: The Rocky Mountain Horse is found in all solid Rocky Mountain Horse colours with limited white facial markings. Height: 14.2 to 16 hands Profile: The breed gets its name from its foundation stallion, a gaited horse from the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountain Horse was the farmer’s best friend-- pulling a plough during the week and taking the family to town on the weekend. The comfortable ambling, four-beat gait made it a horse that people of all experience levels could ride. Use: Today the breed is a favourite mount for pleasure, competitive trail and endurance racing. Copyright © 2012 MUEQSA SendusyourFeedback,Articles,Event Notices,NewsandAdvertsforour LISTINGS April2013E-Newsletter! Riding Schools/ Clubs/ Livery LOOKING FOR: Riders to train with in the Eikenhof area, Johannesburg South, near Eye of Africa. Saturdays & Blue Moon Riding and Livery Stables cc Sundays, riding between 10-15km and mixing in some arena Contact: 0835199704 work. This is training so greater focus on trotting to build up Website: www.bluemoonridingstables.co.za the horses muscles and ligaments over the distance. Walkerville Brothers can email or call me. 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