| The Arabian horse is an animal which has lived on the | | | | Dahman. |
| Arabian Peninsula for well over 2000 years. These | | | | The Arabian horse of one of the most well known |
| horses were properly bred to demonstrate many traits | | | | breeds in the world. Their heads are shaped like |
| which were attractive, such as strength, beauty, and | | | | wedges, and they have large eyes and a small |
| endurance. Many experts on horses have concluded | | | | muzzle. Arabian horses which have a concave |
| that Arabian horses are among the oldest breeds in | | | | shaped nose are highly prized. The neck of an Arabian |
| the world. | | | | horse should be arched, and their legs should be |
| The Bedouins were a nomadic people who are given | | | | muscular and lean. Their coat should be shiny, and can |
| credit for first taming the Arabian horse. The Bedouins | | | | be likened to silk. Despite this, Arabian horses are often |
| made every effort to protect the purity of these | | | | not seen at the highest levels of show jumping |
| horses, and many could trace back the lineage of the | | | | competitions, because it does not have a good |
| horses they owned. During this time, it was critical to | | | | bascule compared to other breeds. |
| have a horse which was strong, fast, and courageous. | | | | Most Arabian horses have a coat which is grey or |
| It also had to be capable of surviving in the desert | | | | brown, and some horses also have black coats. |
| environment. The Bedouin tribes were constantly at | | | | Arabian horses with black coats were rare, because in |
| war with other tribes in the region, and it was | | | | the desert they would absorb heat, and this would be |
| necessary to have a horse which could lead them into | | | | dangerous. Because the Arabian horse is so |
| battle. | | | | genetically pure, it is commonly used in enhancing the |
| The Bedouins soon gained a reputation for breeding | | | | characteristics of other breeds of horses. Arabian |
| some of the most beautiful horses ever seen. Many | | | | horses have a good temperament, and this also |
| people would trade horses with them, and they would | | | | makes them attractive to breeders. |
| get together and share the lineages of the horses | | | | Arabian horses have been used in professional horse |
| which were traded. There are a number of different | | | | competitions for a long time, and Arabian horse games |
| variations of Arabian horses, which are known as | | | | are being held every year in which the horses and |
| strains. These horses have a common ancestor and | | | | their owners can compete with each other. |
| look. Some of these are Hadban, Kuhaylan, and | | | | |