There is an abundance of mythology regarding the origins of the Arabian horse, but my favorite story is the one in which the angel, Gabriel, descends from Heaven and appears to a sleeping Ishmael who is awakened by a wind spout whirling toward him. Gabriel commands the spout to stop scattering dust and rain. The rain then gathers and develops into a prancing, beautiful creature that seems to swallow up the ground. The Bedouins bestowed the name, Drinker of the Wind, to this first Arabian.
Dreaming of Arabians 