A Brief History Of The Egyptian Arabian

    All modern-day light horse breeds have descended from the noble desert-bred Arabian horse, who traces its lineage back at least 3,500 years to the deserts of the Middle East and ancient Persia. Ancient civilizations and cultures all have stories that tell of the role their valued
horses played in their daily lives. Perhaps most fascinating of these are the hieroglyphic inscriptions of ancient Egypt, which reveal the Egyptians with their desert horses as early as 1580 B.C.
Even King Solomon, in all his wisdom,  " ...had horses brought out of Egypt." And he had "...forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen."  Indeed, the heritage of the Egyptian Arabian evokes images of classic beauty and heroic gallantry. It is easy to understand why they have been admired and sought after by Kings, Pharaohs, and mankind in general throughout the ages.

      Between 1895 and the mid-1980s, some of the best Egyptian Arabians bred in the Land of the Nile were exported to the United States. Those individuals and their ancestors form the nucleus of the Egyptian Arabian bloodlines in North America today.

      The Egyptian Arabian horse has been valued as an extremely productive source of the classic refinement for which the Arabian breed is well-known. These horses combine a Historic legacy and ethereal beauty with the ability and temperament to excel in areas from Halter to dressage, to endurance, to  beloved family companion. Although numbering less than 3% of the hundreds of thousands of registered Arabians, Egyptian Arabians continue to command a disproportionately
large number of ribbons, honors, and hearts.

DEFINITION OF AN EGYPTIAN ARABIAN 

         To qualify as a Straight Egyptian, as defined by The Pyramid Society, a horse must (1) be registered or eligible by pedigree for registration by the Arabian Horse Registry of America AND (2) trace in every line of its pedigree to horse born in Arabia Deserta; AND (3) trace in every line of its pedigree to a horse which falls within one or more of the following categories:  (a) owned or bred by Abbas Pasha I or Ali Pasha Sherif: (b) used to create and maintain the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS)/Egyptian Agricultural Organization (EAO) breeding programs, with the exclusion of Registan and Sharkasi and their lineal descendants (c) a horse which was a lineal ancestor of a horse described in (a) or (b) above; and (d) other than those excluded above, a horse conceived and born in a private stud program in Egypt and imported directly to the United States and registered by the Arabian Horse Registry of America prior to the extension of the EAO's supervision to private Egyptian stud programs as reflected in Volume 4 of the EAO's stud book.

Foals prior to 2005:
An Egyptian-Bred (also known as Egyptian Related) horse, as defined by The Pyramid Society, is: (a) one who was produced either by breeding a Straight Egyptian stallion to a purebred Arabian mare who is not Straight Egyptian OR (b) one whose grandsires are both Straight Egyptian, and whose dam is a purebred Arabian who is not Straight Egyptian.  Only horses of certifiable ancestry are eligible for classification as Straight Egyptian or Egyptian-bred as defined by The Pyramid Society, and therefore are also eligible for Society-managed programs.  Our staff always stands ready to assist anyone with questions or in need of pedigree verification.  Verify your horse by phone or E-mail us here at: info@pyramidsociety.org

Foals of 2005 and Beyond:
An Egyptian Sired (previously known as Egyptian-Bred/Related) horse, as defined by The Pyramid Society, is a purebred Arabian who is produced by breeding a Straight Egyptian stallion to a purebred Arabian mare who is not Straight Egyptian, beginning with registrations of 2005. All existing horses presently meeting the definition of Egyptian Bred/Related will be grandfathered in through the remainder of their lifetime.

Only horses of certifiable ancestry are eligible for classification as Straight Egyptian or Egyptian Sired, as defined by The Pyramid Society, and therefore eligible for Society managed and promoted programs.

Read More:  HISTORICAL ARCHIVED ARTICLES OF
THE EGYPTIAN ARABIAN HORSE

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