Carl Reinhard Raswan, born Carl Reinhard Schmidt, was one of the greatest connoisseurs and patrons of the asil Arabian horse. He authored numerous books on Arabian horses and the Bedouin people who ra
Carl Raswan in Bedouin regalia, 1927
Raswan at age 19 as an agricultural intern near Alexandria, Egypt, 1912
Carl Raswan (right) in the tent of the Bedouin chief Ruala along with Raswan's blood brother, Prince Fuaz, 1930
Amir Nuri al-Shaalan, long-standing leader of the Bedouin Ruala. (Photo by Carl Raswan, 1927)
Bask, bred at the Albigowa State Stud in Poland, was a bay Arabian stallion who was imported into the United States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians and became a major sire of significa
Bask, under saddle as a Park Horse, ridden by Gene LaCroix, Jr.