Scientific name:
Equus przewalskii f. caballus

Natural spread:
Near east

noble sport-horse with the preferences of the two exit-races Arabs and English's thoroughbred. The head is noble, the neck well molded and originates from a long, slanted shoulder. The clearly marked withers changes to a short, powerful back, the torso is deeply and rather narrow. Property bemuskelte and bent hindquarters with easily falling croup and elegantly carried tail. The foundation drily, with clear joints and hard, small hooves. Not always correct position, nevertheless, area-grasping walks, good jumps and Galoppiervermögen flattens. Size 155 until 165 cm. Frequently foxes, brown and mold.

Through trade relations and warlike confrontations with the Mauren resident in Spain already came early Oriental horses in France's south, later, the crusaders brought horses from the fore Orient. Napoleon preferred Arab-stallions as body-steeds and promoted the breeding, in that it let the stallions carried off in Egypt stationed Pompadour in the stud farm. Already the Pfälzer duke Christian IV. a successful breeding drove in two-bridges on Anglo-Arabic basis. Through there carried off horses, Eugène Gayot, director of Pompadour, recognized from 1847 general-chiefs of Staff all French stud farms, the possibility, to unite the preferences of the Arabic and English noble-horse, and it justified French Anglo-Arab-breeding of the big style.