<h2>Anglo-Arabs for sale on ehorses</h2>
<p>Anglo Arabians, also known as Anglo-Arabians or Anglo-Arabs, are the offspring of crosses between <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbreds</a> and <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian horses</a> . These fine riding horses combined the outstanding qualities of both breeds to create the Anglo Arab. Anglo Arabians are recognised as a distinct breed and have had many successes across a range of equestrian activities. They are particularly successful in ridden showing classes, a popular activity among riders who choose to buy an Anglo Arabian. This is an international breed, and since the time of Napoleon I, France has been the leading producer, with a number of specialist studs and breeders who sell Anglo Arabians.</p>
<h2>Use and Characteristics of the Anglo Arabian</h2>
<p>Registration standards vary between different nations, but when vendors sell an Anglo Arabian horse, it will be the offspring either of registered Anglo Arabian parents or of a first cross between registered <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> and <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> horses. A minimum of 12.5% <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> blood is required for registration (25% for some registries). Committed long-distance riders often buy an Anglo Arabian for competing, since they combine the endurance of the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> horse with the turn of speed of the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> . They are generally elegant horses too, with graceful conformation and a lightness of movement which is very appealing in equitation classes. They stand between 15.2 hands (62 inches/157 cm) and 16.3 hands (67 inches/170 cm) high and are often chestnut, bay or grey.</p>
<h2>Origin and breeding history Anglo Arabian Horses</h2>
<p>In the nineteenth century, Anglo Arabians were popular choices for cavalry mounts and were very successful in the growing sport of polo. France is one of the greatest producers of Anglo Arabians. The origins of the breed there may lie in medieval times, with crosses of local mares and imported horses, a type which would in later centuries become known as “half-bred Anglo-Arabs” when crossed with <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> stallions. Breeding focussed on specific locations such as Navarre, Bearn, Gascogne, Tarbes and Villeneuve-sur-Lot, and the proto-breeds often adopted the local name, being called Navarrine, Tarbenian and so on. The recorded history of the French Anglo Arabian began in the nineteenth century when imported Syrian and Turkish stallions were crossed with <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> mares. The daughters of this cross became the foundation mares of the French breeding programme. Today, the hub of Anglo Arabian breeding in France is the Pompadour National Anglo-Arab Stud in Arnac-Pompadour, former location of the famous Limousin mares, but specialist studs can be found throughout the country. The French Anglo-Arabian has one of the oldest studbooks in France, began the standards for the breed worldwide, and has been influential on the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/selle-francais.html">Selle Français</a> , the leading French sports horse. The modern French Anglo Arabian has a look that clearly distinguishes it from both the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> and the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> . Their heads are neat but not usually overly dished, and they have the compactness of the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> frame combined with an increase in height resulting from the <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> genes. In the UK, the term Anglo Arabian was at first strictly applied to first crosses of <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/thoroughbred.html">Thoroughbred</a> and <a href="https://www.ehorses.co.uk/buy-horse/purebred-arabian.html">Arabian</a> and no other ancestry was allowed. In France, however, regulations allow for an ancestor of another breed four generations earlier.</p>
<h2>Anglo Arabians in equestrianism</h2>
<p>Anglo Arabians are not simply beautiful horses; they are also great performance horses. They are most popular as riding horses, especially among riding club enthusiasts. They are fast, too, being used for racing in France. They participate in eventing, dressage, show jumping, and endurance. In summary, as a medium height, medium weight horse for the more advanced rider, they are hard to beat.</p>
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