Hispano-Árabe

For horses of "Spanish Arabian" bloodlines, see Arabian horse.

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

Hispano-Árabe

Country of origin	Spain
Traits
Weight	Male: 450 kg Female: 400 kg
Height	Male: 158 cm Female: 155 cm
Breed standards
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino Andalusian Horse Association of Australasia British Association for the Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe
Equus ferus caballus

History

The Hispano-Árabe has been bred in Andalusia since about 1800. The current breed standard was published in 2002, and modified in 2005.^[1] Since 2008 the stud book has been held by the breeders' association, the Union Española de Ganaderos de Pura Raza Hispano-Árabe (UEGHá).^[2] 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.^[1]

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5] It is usually either grey or dark-coloured.^[6]: 472

Males average 158 cm (15.2 hands) at the withers and 450 kg (990 lb) in weight; females average 155 cm and 400 kg.^[7]

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.^[8][3]

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.