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Breed of horse For horses of "Spanish Arabian" bloodlines, see Arabian horse.
Hispano-Árabe
Country of originSpain
Traits
Weight
  • Male: 450 kg
  • Female: 400 kg
Height
  • Male: 158 cm
  • Female: 155 cm
Breed standards

The Hispano-Árabe is a Spanish horse breed originating from the cross-breeding of Arab and Andalusian horses.

History

The Hispano-Árabe has been bred in Andalusia since about 1800. The current breed standard was published in 2002, and modified in 2005. Since 2008 the stud book has been held by the breeders' association, the Union Española de Ganaderos de Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe (UEGHá). At the end of 2010, a total of 5835 horses were registered, of which approximately 60% were in Andalusia. The breed is considered a "Raza Autóctona en Peligro de Extinción", or autochthonous breed in danger of extinction.

Hispano-Árabe horses can also be registered with the Andalusian Horse Association of Australasia and with the British Association for the Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe.

Characteristics

The Hispano-Árabe is well-proportioned and harmoniously made, with a slender outline and light movements. Due to the origins of the breed, there is considerable variation in appearance, which however does not in itself constitute a reason for disqualification from registration. It is usually either grey or dark-coloured.

Males average 158 cm (15.2 hands) at the withers and 450 kg (990 lb) in weight; females average 155 cm and 400 kg.

Uses

The Hispano-Árabe is a saddle-horse, suitable for equestrian sports such as acoso y derribo, show-jumping, dressage, cross-country, endurance and TREC; as a working horse for doma vaquera and herding, its traditional use; and for trekking and group sports.

References

  1. ^ Raza equino caballar Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe: Datos generales (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed August 2018.
  2. Union Española de Ganaderos de Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe (in Spanish). Accessed December 2011.
  3. ^ Breed profile British Association for the Pure Raza Hispano-Árabe. Accessed December 2011.
  4. Hispano-Arabe. Andalusian Horse Association of Australasia. Accessed August 2018.
  5. ORDEN APA/3277/2002, de 13 de diciembre, por la que se establecen las normas zootécnicas de la raza equina Hispano-Árabe (in Spanish). Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino. Accessed December 2011.
  6. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
  7. Breed data sheet: Hispano-Arabe/Spain Domestic Animal Diversity database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed December 2011.
  8. Raza equino caballar Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe: Usos y sistema de explotación (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Accessed August 2018.
Horse breeds of the Iberian peninsula
Horse breeds thought to originate wholly or partly within Portugal and Spain. Some have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Iberian.


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