The Arabian horse, Never mistaken for another breed, yet is the root from which all light breeds sprang. It captures the soul as no other can, and is favored by artist, photographers, historians and poets over all others. What is the magnetism this breed holds?   An early student of the Arabian will find a maze of puzzling terms and subtle type differences.  What do they all mean?  Constant reference to the Egyptian Arabian horse may make one wonder if it is a separate breed. What is a Straight Egyptian Arabian horse? What does the term Egyptian Related mean? Is there more than one kind of Arabian? The oldest documentation of the Arabian horse was a fine carving uncovered in a cave in Turkey.  It depicts a leaping, fine-headed horse of pure Arabian type, its mane flowing and tail carried high.  Scientific data places this at 8000 BC.

The Arabian or Arab horse is a breed of horse that originated in the Middle East. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is one of the oldest horse breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses that resemble modern Arabians dating back 4,500 years. Throughout history, Arabian horses from the Middle East spread around the world by both war and trade, used to improve other breeds by adding speed, refinement, endurance, and strong bone. Today, Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse.

The Arabian is a versatile breed. Arabians dominate the discipline of endurance riding, and compete today in many other fields of equestrian activity. They are one of the top ten most popular horse breeds in the world. Arabian horses are now found worldwide, including the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, continental Europe, South America (especially Brazil), and its land of origin, the Middle East.

A study of the pharaonic horses of the tombs and temples of Egypt places the horse in use in Egypt as early as 1580 BC and show these strain characteristics. These relief paintings appear to be actual portraits of horses that must have existed.   Today’s Arabian is a product of constant crossing of these strains, as no individual carries the blood of a single, undiluted strain.  This is not to say that an Arabian of pure, undiluted, Desert blood does not exist.  Therein lies one of the major differences in the Straight Egyptian Arabian and those of other bloodlines.