Anglo Arab Horse Breed Information

Summary

The Anglo-Arab is a cross breed between the Thoroughbred breed of horse and the Arabian breed of horse. Anglo-Arab horses posses stamina, speed and excellent jumping form, which makes the Anglo-Arab appropriate for use in sport, the Anglo-Arab horse is a popular mount as the Anglo-Arab breed is extremely versatile, being used for recreational riding and also used for sport, the Anglo-Arab breed excels in eventing owing to its stamina jumping ability and speed, but is also used for show jumping and dressage.

Characteristics

The Anglo-Arab horses differ in looks and height, owing to the fact that there are many various crosses can be made to create an Anglo-Arab they usually stand from between 15 to 16.3, this is dependent on the individual’s parentage. Anglo-Arabs are typically bay, chestnut and grey, other colours are a lot less common. The finest examples of Anglo-Arab horses should have Arabian confirmation traits; however the Anglo-Arab should be neither more Arabian nor Thoroughbred in appearance. The Anglo-Arab must have 12.5% Arabian blood to qualify as a true Anglo-Arab.

History

The Anglo-Arabian originates from France. The French name for a Thoroughbred horse is “Pur Sang Anglais”, the French for an Arabian horse is “Pur sang Arabe”. The translation from the French “pur sang” means pure blood. The name is derived from the combination of the two breed names to give the name “Anglais-Arabe”, which became commonly known as the Anglo-Arabe, the translation from the French is the name “Anglo-Arab”. France is one of the major producers of the Anglo-Arab breed; the Studbook Francais has records of the Anglo-Arab that date back to the early 1800s.