Thoroughbred Arabic

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Thoroughbred Arabic

Origins
The origins of thoroughbred Arabic are poorly understood and subject to much debate and no consensus has been reached. One thing is still accepted by all: this race is very old, eastern and forged by the harsh life in desert or semi-desert.

Starting Labour selection of the Persian Sassanid dynasty, the Arab-Muslim Arab create horses that astonish both the first cross by their agility.

The first pure-blood Arab arrived in France in the eighth century during the Battle of Poitiers. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Order of the Temple planned to equip its master and senior dignitaries of four horses including a turcoman, in other words a thoroughbred Arabic. A few centuries later, Napoleon Bonaparte worked to promote the race allowing it to reproduce a purebred. Previously, it was used only in passing.

In the eighteenth century, a few stallions were imported and crossed with mares people of Great Britain. The products of these crosses gave the pure-blood English.

Three Arab stallions are particularly present in the race thoroughbred English:

* Byerley Turk, imported from Turkey in the years 1700.
* Darley Arabian, born in 1705. He joined the team of Mr Darley in England.
* Godolphin Arabian, born in 1724, was offered by Louis XV Bey of Tunis.

Father of all races, the blood of these great glorious ancestors flows through the veins of almost all breeds of horses modern light. The thoroughbred Arabic was used through the ages to refine and improve many races.

Among the famous stud farm, it is worth mentioning Janow Podlaski (Poland), Tersky Stud (Russia), Om el Arab (Germany) and Crabbet Park (England). In the latter lived the "horse of the century," Skowronek, whose lineage produced over 1000 champions in 15 years. Note finally that the USA alone have nearly 90% of horses of this race.

The desert
Its characteristics and its homogeneity were already well established in the late 1st millennium, under the dynasty Abasside Caliphs of Baghdad. The desert has forged the horse Arabic. Almost a thousand years of nomadic life in a hostile environment have made enduring and sober. Then life alongside Bedouin led him to travel long distances in a short time. There is gained speed and strength.

In the desert dunes can succeed loss of sight, under a scorching heat followed by the frigid night. But the desert is also made up of rocky plateaus and snow-capped mountains. This environment is hostile and varied and lack of water remains the greatest concern. Also, horses that live there must be content with just a few tufts of grass here and there, a few dates, scarce pasture found at the whim of ways. When they live with men, this food can be supplemented with milk camel.

Became a household, the thoroughbred Arabic is often raised by women and children when it is foal. In adulthood, he will live near the tent, and remaining sellé often hindered. This promiscuity makes it very close to the man of the desert.

Contrary to popular opinion, the desert warriors often amounted mares, more calm and less fougueuses the whole, too quick to give warning hennissant. In the desert nomads gave some of the dried meat to the Arab thoroughbreds that helped to keep the force.

Characteristics
These horses are fast, agile, courageous and strong. The thoroughbred Arabic has a very thin skin and is rising to the occasion a little chatouilleux; for grooming, a étrille rubber is preferable to metal and cap must be spent on soft spots: hips, stomach, inner thighs and head.

* Size - 1.45 to 1.55 meters on average.
* Robe - All dresses are allowed, except pie, the black dress is rare.
* Morphology - It is distinguished by a hair silky finesse and its attachments, arched neck, a head particularly expressive and a concave profile. His chest is deep and open his back rather short and wide, his rump is high and usually horizontal. The attachment of the tail, with a high port statement are characteristic of the race. Its members are fine and solid, with long shanks and rights. The head of thoroughbred Arabic is dry bones is clearly marked, to guess the veins beneath the skin. The broad front is topped with both ears wide open and beautifully designed. His chamfer short, often concave ends with a nose end the nostrils very open.

the thoroughbred Arabic to the peculiarity of having 17 ribs while other horses are 18 and 5 lumbar vertebrae instead of 6. These two points demonstrate that the pure-blood Arab kept their primitive purity.

Specialties
In the world of equestrian sports, his favourite discipline is endurance where it monopolizes all the best places worldwide.

It is also highly sought after for these skills in recreational riding and Trec.

It is not uncommon to see a horse in Arabic tests jumping.

Finally, the shows often emphasize the beauty over its original qualities.

Description
STANDARD Morphology Medioligne. Expanded Allures and rasantes. Short head and square with an edge of chamfer right even concave. Naseaux mobile and open. Eyes big and discarded, very expressive. Front broad and flat. Encolure Long and light. Corps Shoulders moderately oblique, highly muscular. Garrot Saillant and muscular. Chest deep. Dos and kidney rights. Rump firm and close the horizontal back. Queue tied up. Members Articulations dry. Legs powerful. Tendons dry and hard. Hocks broad and flexible. Paturons courts. Sabots round and hard. Dresses usually bay, alezane grey or even black or isabelle. Very fine hairs. Size 1.40 to 1.60 metres with an average of 1.45 meter. Weight 350 to 400 kg. RUSTICITÉ VERSATILITY Initiation: Outward: Leisure: (dressage, CSO, coupling, walking, hiking) Competition: (endurance, models and gaits, race) TEMPERAMENT Familiarity, obedient, intelligent handling. Said the whole character, very nerve impulses.

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