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The Arabian or Arab horse (Arabic: الحصان العربي [alħisˤaːn alʕarabijj], DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world.
A 1915 article in the Journal of Science and Practical Agriculture stated that the Saklawi is the most beautiful of the Arabian horses. [58] The bones are finer, the head and neck more elongated than in other Arabian horses. The coat is generally bay. The lineage shows speed and endurance. [48]
Pages in category "Individual Arabian and part-Arabian horses" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Part-Arabian breeds of horses and ponies (13 P) Pages in category "Arabian and part-Arabian horses" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
"Oriental" horse, was a tall, slim, refined and agile animal arising in western Asia, adapted to hot, dry climates, and thought to be the progenitor of the modern oriental breeds. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Original classification of ancient horse phenotypes was originally based on body types and conformation, prior to the availability of DNA for research ...
Bask sired 1050 purebred Arabian foals, most in the time before artificial insemination was widespread in the horse industry, and 196 of these were United States or Canadian National Champions. [2] His impact on American Arabian horse breeding has been described as "colossal". [10] Bask died on July 24, 1979, from colic. [2]
The history of horses in Iran goes back to Greek sources from ancient Persia, which mention horse worship and the practice of hippomancy. Today, Iranians breed several breeds of horse, most of them Arabian , [ 1 ] in particular the Koheilan and Saklawi lines.
The Arabo-Friesian (Dutch: Arabo Friese Paard) is a recent breed of horse, selected over several generations since the 1960s to obtain the morphology of the modern Friesian combined with the endurance qualities of the Arabian. The creation of this breed was strongly contested by some Dutch Friesian breeders, who went so far as to set fire to ...