11/24/2025
There have been a lot of comments on my recent posts about the Arabian head and it brings to mind an article I read in Arabian Horse World about the structure of the Arabian head. It has been many years ago, so I can't remember the author or the issue, but I know I have it and will start going through my magazines so I can share it here. It is worth reading because the author explains how the wedge shape, jibbah, large eyes and jowls, tapering muzzle and large nostrils give an ILLUSION of a dish, that there is not supposed to be an actual dish.
I personally think that because the Arabian head is so uniquely shaped, that people didnt know how else to describe it except to say it was dished. But if you really study the heads of the desert horses, and those imported to England, USA, etc that helped establish the early farms that created the ancestral foundation of our breed today, you will see that none of them had dished heads. Case in point is the photo below of Mr. Roger Selby with *Mirage, who was born in the desert.
Part of the reason I established this page is because the Arabians of the past are my ideal. They were proper doing horses, trusted family companions, and looked normal. And there are breeders who still breed horses with correct type and functionality.
Anyway, when I find the article I will share. It is a very informative read and provides illustrations of correct head structure.
