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The Arabian is one of the oldest breeds and centuries of pure breeding have fixed its qualities so firmly that is prepotency is truly exceptional.  The Arabian was vastly predominant in founding the Thoroughbred, and over the centuries has been used to upgrade the stock of a great many countries, so that there are few breeds today which do not contain Arab blood in varying degrees.  In addition to being admired for its beauty the Arabian is an ideal all-round performance horse, and having lived for hundreds of years in close proximity to humans in its native land it has developed special qualities which make it an extremely companionable horse.

This book charts the development of the Arabian from its desert origins to its worldwide role today, detailing the early studs and discussing the great expansion of Arab popularity.  It also gives practical davice on keeping Arabians, looks at their succcesses in the competition world, describes the Arab Horse Society and comments on trends in breedsing and the show ring.  For the beginnner of the enthusiast, this book provides an invaluable survey of all apsects of the international Arabian horse.


Hardback.