Anglo-Arab horse breed

03/28/2024

The mixing of Thoroughbred and Arabian blood has produced a number of outstanding sport horses for Olympic disciplines, including dressage. In recent years, French Anglo-Arabs such as this one have achieved great success at the highest level of eventing, withstanding competition from the best Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods.

03/28/2024

The head of an Anglo-Arab horse is closer to a thoroughbred riding horse than to an Arabian. It lacks the concave profile of the Arabian horse. The general conformation is noticeably closer to the Thoroughbred than to the Arabian breed, although many Anglo-Arabs are more robustly built than the average Thoroughbred.

03/25/2024

At one time, Anglo-Arabs were widely used in the French army, and also as versatile riding and sport horses. Relatively recently, on the basis of this breed, a modern sports breed was developed - the French Selle.

03/23/2024

From the beginning of the first half of the nineteenth century, France was the main supplier of Anglo-Arabs. French Anglo-Arabs originate from two eastern stallions, Massoud (Arab) and Aslam (according to some sources, Turkish). They were brought from Syria and crossed with three purebred saddle mares imported from England, Daer, Komusa and Selima. Their three daughters, Delphine, Clovisa and Danae, became the founders of the first French sports horse breed

03/21/2024

As a result of such varied permutations, the amount of Arab blood can vary greatly. The size and appearance of the horse may vary accordingly. The largest offspring are often obtained from Arabian stallions and purebred mares, and the best specimens inherit the endurance and unpretentiousness of Arabs, the speed and intelligence of purebred horses, without retaining the hot temperament of the latter.

03/21/2024

03/20/2024

More massive than the purebred Arabian, the Anglo-Arab horse breed was developed by mixing Arabian blood with purebred horse breeds. An Anglo-Arab can be obtained by first crossing an English stallion with an Arabian mare or vice versa. Such a horse can also be born from a thoroughbred and an Anglo-Arab, an Arab and an Anglo-Arab, or from two Anglo-Arabs.