How do Arabian horses compare to other breeds?

Arabians are a very intelligent breed thus they learn both good and bad habits very fast. If the handler is incompetent, unsure they can ruin a good Arabian in a quarter of the time it takes to mess up the colder blooded horses. read more

In 1956, Al-Marah Arabians added the horses from Crabbet Stud and Hanstead Stud to their herd and has been the principle breeder of the Arabian Horses first gathered from the desert by Abbas Pasha in 1815, making Al-Marah the oldest privately owned band of Arabian Horses in the world. read more

Arabian Horse Size and Lifespan. Arabians are small in stature compared to many riding horses, standing between 14 and 15.2 hands high (56 to 62 inches at the top of the shoulder). They are fine- to medium-boned and weigh from 800 to 1000 pounds. Some Arabian horses of Polish bloodlines exceed 15.3 hands high (63 inches). read more