Some Brief History Of The Egyptian Arabian
All modern-day light horse breeds have descended from the noble desert-bred Arabian horse, who traces its lineage back at least 3,500 years to the deserts of the Middle East and ancient Persia. Ancient civilizations and cultures all have stories that tell of the role their valued
horses played in their daily lives. Perhaps most fascinating of these are the hieroglyphic inscriptions of ancient Egypt, which reveal the Egyptians with their desert horses as early as 1580 B.C.
Even King Solomon, in all his wisdom, " ...had horses brought out of Egypt." And he had "...forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen." Indeed, the heritage of the Egyptian Arabian evokes images of classic beauty and heroic gallantry. It is easy to understand why they have been admired and sought after by Kings, Pharaohs, and mankind in general throughout the ages.
Between 1895 and the mid-1980s, some of the best Egyptian Arabians bred in the Land of the Nile were exported to the United States. Those individuals and their ancestors form the nucleus of the Egyptian Arabian bloodlines in North America today.
The Egyptian Arabian horse has been valued as an extremely productive source of the classic refinement for which the Arabian breed is well-known. These horses combine a Historic legacy and ethereal beauty with the ability and temperament to excel in areas from Halter to dressage, to endurance, to beloved family companion. Although numbering less than 3% of the hundreds of thousands of registered Arabians, Egyptian Arabians continue to command a disproportionately
large number of ribbons, honors, and hearts.
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