Louise Firouz was an American-born, Iranian horse breeder and researcher. As a member of the Iranian Royal family and an Iranian princess, she is known as "Iran's lady of horses".
Firouz specialized on Caspian horses and she was one of the main horse breeders in Iran. The Caspian horse is a breed of horse which was once believed to be extinct. Firouz was instrumental in reviving this species.
She died in 2008 in Gonbad. She lived more than half a century in northern Iran.
Read more about Louise Firouz: Rediscovery of The Caspian Horse - 1965, Surviving War and Revolution
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