MISRATA – A trainer walks a mare around a grassy pen under the gaze of potential buyers from across Libya, where passion for horses is undimmed despite years of violence. The three-day auction in the Mediterranean city of Misrata found homes for 96 of some 150 horses on sale. And despite years of conflict and division since the fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, breeders and buyers from across Libya were able to attend. Libyan horse-lovers have managed to keep their traditions alive, including the crafts of making saddles and tack — and breeding pedigree chargers. “Auctions should be encouraged in Libya to improve European horse breeds as well as local breeding,” said breeder Ali al-Himaidi.

Source: Libya Today June 10, 2022 03:09 UTC