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Galgos españoles chase a hare © Gaede

Judging is on horseback. The run of the two This horse breed, which was strictly
Galgos is judged after release by whistle or regulated in 1912, goes back mainly to the
hand signal. It is unimportant whether the horses of the Berbers, as we certainly find
hare is caught or not. In the mosaic of El them depicted on the mosaics in Roman
Jem and others there is the raising of the times. Arrian describes them as the fastest

right arm as a signal. It is a contest horses of his time. The PRE comes in the
between the cleverness and speed of the coat colours white, which is the traditional
hare and the dogs' ability to track and colour, but also in brown, black and
catch the hare. chestnut.

The horse shown in the photo
above is a "PRE", a horse of the

"Pura Raza Española" (17).

Galgos españoles in full gallop, the catch is
very similar in the dogs in the mosaic of
El Jem © Gaede