Egyptian Arabian Horse Information

For their genetic purity, it is considered that they areThe mares and stallions not, were most appreciated,
foundations of the world races, as transmitted to theirforming the frames used in the war and looting. The
offspring, their character and aesthetics, helping topurity of the breed was taken to extremes of
improve styling of western races. This has played anfanaticism and true inbreeding was practiced in the
important role in the evolution of almost all recognizedbelief that this added to the good qualities, without
breeds, highlighting the development of Englishrealizing that the real impact of this was the congenital
Thoroughbred (Thoroughbred Racing).weakness.
The Egyptian Arabian horse has been selectively bredThese horses were introduced to Europe during the
for over a thousand years, longer than any other race,invasions of the Moors in the Western Mediterranean.
some people said to have raced in the wild forDuring the Crusades, the Arab specimens captured
millennia. Other views, however, are based on the factagain seemed to have acquired the necessary stature
that they have found fossils of prehistoric horses into be princely and royal horses, but as a workhorse
those lands and also because the Romans did notwere never seriously considered because they
include it in his famous 12 races nor mentioned it.required heavy armor mounts of great size and
The Mohammedans believe that came by directconsistency. Light weapons came to change this
creation of Allah, from a handful of south wind, butwhole picture.
closer to the truth is that, like all breeds of horses andSince the Renaissance and during the Napoleonic
ponies, Arabic had evolved from the prehistoric wildwars, the superiority of Turkish horses was so
horses inhabited the plains and steppes of Europe andundeniable that the demand for Arab horses in Europe
Asia, before the human civilization and that seemedgrew.
largely to the Tarpan and the Asian Wild Horse today.Today the Arabs are farmed in many countries,
The selective breeding by Arab Bedouins has beenshowing slight differences according to local tastes,
occurring at least since the time of Muhammadclimate and pasture. Obviously, an animal rose in a
(seventh century) and the evidence suggests that asmoderate climate and abundant food, the greater and
been practiced over a thousand years ago. Thebetter than their relatives raised in the desert. Although
Bedouin paid great attention to purity of line and alsohis days as a military cavalry passed, his outstanding
the unique desert climate conditions also contributed toqualities as a saddle animal secure their future in this
this purity, to the point that the Arab is the mostregard and as a sire, as has happened dozens of
beautiful and individual race in the world.times in the past.
In the desert, the grass was sparse and grew only inIts main features are its strength, health, intelligence and
winter and early spring, so that the horses were fedbeauty. The height of Egyptian Arabic horse is
on camel milk, dried dates, dried meat of lobster andbetween 1.44 and 1.52 m.
camel. Under such conditions only survived the mostHis character is fiery, indomitable and cheerful, highly
resistant to inclement weather and terrain in whichintelligent, loyalty and patience, definitely the horse that
they lived.man must love.