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September 2 2016
By Jennifer Paige
The Keystone Centre was filled with more than 700 Arabian horses
during the Arabian Horse Association’s Canadian National event
The oldest and most popular horse breed in the world descended on Brandon for the Arabian Horse Association’s Canadian National event.
Arabian horses go back at least 4,500 years, according to the archeological record, and remain the most popular type of horse on a global basis.
“Throughout the world, Arabians are the biggest breed,” said Cynthia Richardson, president of the Arabian Horse Association (AHA). “I think it is just because of the desirable traits that these horses bring.”
According to Richardson, in North America the quarter-horse rivals the Arabian in popularity but throughout the rest of the world, the Arabian is by far the biggest breed.
“These horses are very easy keepers. The bigger, heavier horses take a lot more to maintain than Arabians. So, for areas with little space or high desert, Arabians are the obvious choice,” Richardson said during the event, held in Brandon Aug. 14 to 20...
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