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AUDREY PAVIA is a freelance writer and the author of HorsesforDummies.She is based in Southern California.
When it comes to equine history, many believe you can’t go further back than the Arabian horse.
HEIGHT: 14.1 to 15.2 hands.
For centuries, the ancestors of today’s Arabians were carefully bred by the Bedouin tribes of the Sahara Desert. Used for war and for traveling long distances, these horses lived in close quarters with their nomadic keepers, sharing their tents on cold nights and developing deep bonds.