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Alcock's Arabian (foaled about 1700, died about 1733), also known as Pelham Grey Arabian and less certainly as Bloody Buttocks and Ancaster Turk, among other names, is the ancestor of all grey-coloured Thoroughbred horses, [1] as well as grey sport and riding horses descended from Thoroughbred lines.
Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning [5] Grani, the horse of Sigurð [6] Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr [7] Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one" [8] Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir [9] Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná [1] Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse [10 ...
The Arabian or Arab horse (Arabic: الحصان العربي [alħisˤaːn alʕarabijj], DMG al-ḥiṣān al-ʿarabī) is a breed of horse with historic roots on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world.
The Anglo-Arabian has long legs, a refined head, larger hindquarters, and are most commonly seen in gray, bay, or chestnut. [2] To be recognized as an Anglo-Arabian with the Arabian Horse Association, the horse must have at least 25% Arabian blood. [3] There are no color or height restrictions to be registered.
The Godolphin Arabian (c. 1724 –1753), also known as the Godolphin Barb, was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred (the others were the Darley Arabian and the Byerley Turk). He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin.
There's also claims that Akhal-Teke horse is the descendant of the original Fergana horse which was breed in Fergana valley in 104 BC. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It remains a disputed "chicken or egg" question whether the influential Arabian was the ancestor of the Turkoman or was developed out of that breed, but current DNA evidence points to a possible ...
Siglavy was born in 1810, [1] with a gray coat. [2] According to Donna Landry's academic study, he was purchased in Aleppo in 1814 by Prince Charles Philippe de Schwarzenberg, along with three other Arabian horses, as part of a military procurement mission entrusted by the Habsburgs to supply their stud farms. [1]
"Al Khamsa" (الخمسة) is a designation applied to specific desert-bred bloodlines of the Arabian horse considered particularly "pure" by Arabian horse breeders, who sometimes also describe such lines by use of the Arabic word asil, meaning "pure". It also refers to a mythical origin story of the breed.