In a comparable description, archaeologist Layard wrote: “Although docile as a lamb, and requiring no other guide than the halter, when the Arab mare hears the war - cry of the tribe, and sees the quivering spear of her rider, her eyes glitter with fire, her blood - red nostrils open wide, her neck is nobly arched, and her tail and mane are raised and spread out to the wind. ” ​ — Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, 1853, page 330.
Dalam uraian yang serupa, arkeolog Layard menulis, ” Meskipun jinak seperti seekor domba, dan tidak memerlukan penuntun selain tali kendali, bila kuda Arab mendengar pekik perang suku itu, dan melihat tombak penunggangnya bergetar, matanya pun menyala bagaikan api, hidungnya yang berwarna merah - darah terbuka lebar, lehernya melengkung dengan anggun dan ekor serta surainya terangkat hingga melambai - lambai diterpa angin. ” — Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, 1853, halaman 330.