Photo: OliverSeitz · Public domain horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Arabian horse
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Oriental horse
- Origin
- Bahrain, Oman, Qatar +3
About the Arabian horse
The Arabian or Arab horse is a breed of horse with historic roots in West Asia. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is also one of the oldest modern breeds. Although modern DNA cannot trace breed purity in the modern population beyond 200 years, there is archaeological evidence of horses in the Middle East with landrace characteristics that resemble modern Arabians dating back 3,500 years. Arabian horses have spread around the world by both war and trade, being used to improve other breeds by adding speed, refinement, endurance, and strong bone. Today, Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse.
Other Oriental horse breeds
Strelets Ukraine Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain Photo credits6 photographs on this page
- Arabian horse — OliverSeitz · Public domain · file page
- Akhal-Teke — Artur Baboev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Kurdish horse — Dûrzan cîrano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Muniqi — Internet Archive Book Images · No restrictions · file page
- Polish Arabian horse — Alina-Arabians · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Strelets — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
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