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About the Arab Breed
Of all the horse breeds of the world, the
Arab is not only the oldest and the most beautiful, but has
had more influence on other breeds than any, which is the
surest tribute to its excellence. No record exists of the
horse’s origin, but drawings and carvings are in existence
which prove that it lived many centuries before the Christian
era, and actual named horses have been found dating back nearly
5,000 years.
The “Father” of all oriental or hot-blooded horses,
the Arab has always been known to the Arabs as “Kehilan”,
which in Arabic means “Thoroughbred”, though the
breed itself is divided into a number of strains. The purity
of blood has been guarded fanatically through the ages by
the Arabs in the desert. Any admixture of foreign blood would
have been unthinkable, and the breed can therefore properly
claim to be the purest of all equine races.
Possessed of qualities unequalled in other breeds, such as
soundness of wind, freedom from leg trouble, extreme endurance
and the ability to live a life full of privations, it is small
wonder that the best of its kind is greatly cherished, and
that specimens have fetched fabulous prices. Small wonder,
too, that almost every breed and crossbreed throughout the
world has at one time or another received an infusion of Arab
blood. It should be recorded that every registered English
Thoroughbred has Arab blood in its veins. Its pre-potency
is so vivid and persistent that even today Thoroughbreds are
constantly being foaled possessed of the striking Arab form
and presence.
The breed’s outstanding features are: a small horse
– the stallion standing about 14.2 to 15 hands, with
mares slightly smaller – of extremely graceful carriage
and beautifully refined head, with tail carried high and gaily;
a horse of arresting and picturesque appearance, indeed, the
very picture horse of the entire equine race. It is unmistakable
and renowned throughout the world. It is deeply regretted
that in recent years the breeding of the Arab Horse in the
desert has ceased to a great extent, but a number of studs
of these beautiful horses exist in many countries, and the
best are to be found in England. Today many horses, among
them pure-bred Arabs, are to be found in the U.S.A.
Because of its inherent virtues and the increasing demand
for the riding horse as distinct from the hunter of the last
century, the Arab in England has during the last 30 or 40
years increased enormously in popularity; and although the
trend of supply and demand varies from time to time as it
always must with any commodity, there is no doubt that the
Arab, whether for reproducing the pure breed or for developing
the Anglo-Arab or part-bred Arab, will continue to flourish.
This increased demand for the breed is perhaps all the more
remarkable because the demand for any horse for army purposes
is now practically non-existent. Prior to World War One there
was a strong demand for the export of Arab Stallions from
England to many parts of the world for army purposes, and
it would seem now that the demand shows that the Arab has
found an entirely new market and thrives there.
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