| The Arabian horse is a breed of horse with a reputation for intelligence, high spirit, and outstanding stamina. It is one of the oldest breeds, with ancestry dating to the ancient world.Arabian blood can be found in the ancestry of almost every modern breed of riding horse. Because of the genetic purity and prepotency of the desert-bred Arabian horse, it has played a part in the development of most recognized light horse breeds, including the Andalusian, Lusitano, Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse, Morgan, American Saddlebred, Appaloosa and many of the Warmblood breeds such as the Oldenburg and the Trakehner. Arabian blood also influenced the development of the Welsh Pony and the Percheron draft horse.
Today, breeders cross Arabians on many other breeds to add refinement, endurance and soundness. These "Half-Arabians" can be registered in their own registry within the Arabian Horse Association, which includes a special section for Anglo-Arabians, an Arabian-Thoroughbred cross. Some crosses originally registered only as Half-Arabians have become popular enough to have their own breed registry outside of the Arabian Horse Association, including the National Show Horse, an Arabian-Saddlebred cross; the Quarab (Arabian-Quarter Horse); the Welara (Arabian-Welsh Pony); and the Morab (Arabian-Morgan). In addition, there have been both Arabians and Half Arabians approved for registration by some of the Warmblood registries. Half-Arabians of particular colors can also be double-registered in certain color breed registries, such as the palomino and pinto horse registries. There is a current movement to develop yet another new breed of horse based on Arabian blood, called the "Renai" Horse (short for "Renaissance"). This is a cross of Arabian blood on Warmblood, Andalusian, Saddlebred, Dutch Harness, and other heavier breeds of sport or action-oriented horses. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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