People put a flower crown wreath on the head of an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)
HEBRON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- A beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses was held in the city of Hebron in the West Bank on Friday.
Arabian horses serve as a link to thousands of years of equine history in the Middle East, which is intertwined with the region's Arab heritage.
Arabian horses were bred by the Bedouins, a nomadic people who valued their horses and carefully chose breeds. They are beautiful, friendly, and devoted to their owners, as well as robust and agile, qualities that make them suitable for tough desert circumstances and wars.
A Palestinian breeder leads an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)
A Palestinian breeder leads an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)
A Palestinian breeder leads an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)
A Palestinian breeder leads an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)
A Palestinian breeder leads an Arabian horse during a beauty contest for Arabian purebred horses in the West Bank city of Hebron, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)■
