Anglo Arab Horses

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If you love horses, don’t miss out on the third oldest studbook in France and the world’s third oldest breed. What breed am I talking about? They are breeds with French connection. You better get to know the Anglo-Arabian horse.

The history of Anglo Arab horses started in 1833, at Le Pin studfarm. Mr. de Bonneval, crossbred Massoud, a bay Arab stallion with two English Thoroughbred mares, Selim Mare and Deer. He also tried breeding an Arab mare Nichab to English sires but the results were not as good as the Anglo Arab horses.  An Arabian horse breeds so well with thoroughbred mares because these three all come from the same genetic pool – that of the Arabian blood. Louis Philippe created the French Studbook in 1833.

This is where the English, Arab and Anglo-Arab horses are found. In 1840, Mr. Gayot became the manager of Le Pin Stud and he also established the “French Thoroughbred” family. Then in 1843, he became a manager of Pompadour and he took the family with him. Few years later, he published the first part of “La France Chevaline”. He wrote about the slow development of the French Thouroughbred family. On the other hand, he also wrote about the Anglo-Arabs’s outstanding condition. From this published work, Mr. Gayot described the Anglo Arab horses in detail.

According to him, the Anglo Arab horses “have a longer figure, high tail carriage, deep and roomy body and bigger legs than the Arab; they are less flat, less out-stretched and less thin than the English Thoroughbreds. They are less touchy and their foals are less irritable, and succeed better where fertility of the ground has not yet given a rich substance to fodders and to grains, raw material of any good animal production."

From then on, the Anglo Arabian horse breed gained recognition. In the 1850’s, they have been used for both pure and cross-breeding purposes. In the 1860’s, they have been popularly used for race competitions.

The mane, tail and coat of the Anglo Arabian horses are fine and smooth. They have long necks, deep chest, and strong bone and body structures. They are 15.2 to 16.3 hands high. Since they’re crossbreeds of the Arabian horses and Thoroughbreds, they have inherited the Arabian horses’ elegance, bone and stamina and the Thoroughbreds’ speed.

Anglo Arabian horses popularly outshine in all sports, dressage, jumpers, eventing, racing and pleasure riding.