War horses: Syria's Arabian beauties plod way to recovery A shadow of her former self after years of war, 11-year-old Arabian mare Karen stands quietly as a Syrian vet gently pushes a syringe into her pale grey neck. Weak and withdrawn, Karen is unable to even whinny. After almost eight years of war, she is one of dozens of Arabian horses from all over Syria recovering from the physical and psychological trauma of the fighting. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES