The lure of Ireland and its horses draws visitors from around the globe every year for pony trekking, fox hunting, cross-country schooling, and gallops along the sandy beaches. It also attracts breeders, horse enthusiasts and world-class competitors looking for...
The Norwegian Fjord horse is one of the oldest and most recognizable breeds in the world. For centuries, the pony-sized but powerful Fjord was used for farming and light draft work, originally by the Vikings in Norway and other...
Around 1750, French breeders began crossing their Thoroughbred mares with Arabian and Turkish stallions. Through the early 1800s, selective breeding resulted in a recognized standard, and the Anglo-Arabian breed requirements were formally established in 1880.The Anglo-Arabian gained a foothold...
The Arabian-Morgan cross, known as the Morab, is an American original and can be registered with the AHA, the International Morab Breeders Association (IMBA) and/or the Purebred Morab Horse Association (PMHA).The Morab retains the Arabian’s conformation of one fewer...
A relatively new American breed, the National Show Horse (NSH) and its registry began in 1981. Originally, the NSH was an Arabian-American Saddlebred cross, resulting in the quintessential English show horse excelling in saddle seat classes such as park,...
The Quarab is the cross of an Arabian with either a Quarter Horse or Paint. With American roots, Quarabs were bred starting in the 1960s."About 20 percent of the horses registered with the American Half Quarter Horse Registry (AHQHR)...
Sometimes in life you can put two things together that are great on their own and get a match made in heaven, like peanut butter and chocolate. The Half-Arabian is a cross that builds on the strengths of the...
Manoir de Carneville, shown here with American rider Sinead Halpin, is a Selle Français.
The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games took place the coast of Northern France in Normandy. The region is known for its vivid landscape—green grass dotted...
"Hurry! We want to cross the bay before the tide comes in!” Oddur, our guide and one of the owners of the Hotel Eldhestar where we were staying, motioned the leaders to pick up the pace. We all urged...
One of the best parts about being a horse person, I think, is getting out there and riding all different breeds and types of horses. I’ve been lucky enough to ride a Saddlebred, Icelandic, Rocky Mountain Horse and Paso...
