Anglo-Arab
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Names: Anglo-Arab. Anglo is derived from a Latin word for English; in "horse-talk," it usually refers to a cross with the Thoroughbred.
Origin: The
Anglo-Arab may be said to have originated in Britain and to have been perfected in
France. It has been an established breed in France for many years.
One old source stated that attempts have been made all over
the world since last century (the 1800s) to cross Thoroughbreds with Orientals
in order to combine in one horse the best features of both, but that only in
France and Poland has any success been achieved.
Breeding: Cross
between Thoroughbred
and Arabian.
French Anglo-Arabs have been bred at La Pompadour stud since about 1846, the
breed founded by English Thoroughbred
stallions with mares of Arab
blood. In England, Anglo-Arabs are usually produced by the original cross,
but in France they now breed true.
Poland: As in France, Anglo-Arabs are of excellent
repute, and Poland produces beautiful representatives of the breed.
According to one old source, it is bred at the studs of
Pompadour, Pau, and Tarbes in France, and Janou Podlaski in Poland, in addition
to the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A.
Description: Very pleasing appearance, quite good-looking; combines the harmony and beauty of the Arab with the proportions of the Thoroughbred.
Action: Good walk; long, smooth trot; extended, light gallop.
Color: May be any color.
Profile: Dished.
Size: About 16 hands. One source said 15.1 to 16.1 hands.
Tail: Carried high.
Temperament:
Features: It combines the virtues of its original parentage - the Thoroughbred's size and scope with the Arabian's qualities. Fast, strong and good-looking. Very well bred, light, elegant riding horse and hunter, with exceptional jumping ability; cross between the Arab and the Thoroughbred, but neither as robust as the Arab, nor as fast as the Thoroughbred.
Uses: Anglo-Arabs
make admirable hunters, point-to-pointers and eventers. They are also good at dressage,
jumping, and as hacks. First-class, versatile saddle-horses.
Poland: Versatile, elegant riding horses, they also go
in harness and are often driven in large, spectacular teams.
Accomplishments:
Curiosities:
Profiles: Lilias - won a 19th-century Oaks; Jonathan - unregistered; was supreme in the Badminton Championship Three Day Event in 1966.
Conclusion: