The Arab Horse

Since its first publication in 1989, The Arab Horse has been recognised as the definitive work on the subject. This, the third edition, has been substantiallly revised and redesigned to bring the story of the Arab horse to a new generation of enthusiasts of the breed, and to coincide with the opening of the British Museum’s exhibition on ‘The Horse from Arabia to Royal Ascot’ in May 2012… In hardback

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Since its first publication in 1989, The Arab Horse has been recognised as the definitive work on the subject. This, the third edition, has been substantiallly revised and redesigned to bring the story of the Arab horse to a new generation of enthusiasts of the breed, and to coincide with the opening of the British Museum’s exhibition on ‘The Horse from Arabia to Royal Ascot’ in May 2012. The first Arab stallion brought into Britain from the Desert of Arabia was Padischah, imported in the 1830s, whose pure-bred line still exists. Since the first edition of The Arab Horse – subtitled ‘A Complete Record of the Arab Horses Imported into Britain from the Desert of Arabia from the 1830s’ – more imports have been discovered. But, as the author admits, one must draw the line somewhere. This book provides a complete record of all the desert-bred horses imported into Britain after Padischah, from whom present-day pure-bred Arab horses descend, up to 1960. In his introductory chapter, Peter Upton provides a narrative history of the desert journeys of those early British enthusiasts who went in search of horses suitable for shipping back to Britain, most notably Major Roger Upton, Wilfrid Scawen and Lady Anne Blunt (founders of the famous Crabbet Stud in 1878), and the Honourable Miss Dillon. Thereafter, and often in the words of the original importers, the author gives detailed descriptions of the eighty-six horses who have lines existing to this day, as well as detailed tables of descent of mares and stallions, and sections on Bedouin horse breeders, the origins of the Arab horse, and the development of strains. Lavishly illustrated with sixty full-page colour portraits of horses by the author, and colour reproductions of famous paintings of Arab horses by the Old Masters, and with 160 black-and-white photographs, this revised, expanded and reformatted edition of The Arab Horse will delight and inform all those with an interest in this most beautiful breed. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

<!– THE ARAB HORSE is to be launched at the Mathaf Gallery in London’s Jermyn Street on Tuesday 15 May, at the private view of Peter Upton’s latest exhibition of paintings. Copies of this latest title from one of the world’s greatest experts on the Arab Horse will be available from Wednesday 16 May. The book will also be available at the British Museum during the forthcoming exhibition ‘The Horse, from Arabia to Royal Ascot’. –>

A limited edition run of 130 prints of Peter Upton’s portrait of the famous mare TURFA, signed by the artist and mounted, is also available.

Additional information

Dimensions 23.4 × 28.5 cm
ISBN

9780957023406

Publication

2 February 2012

2 reviews for The Arab Horse

  1. The Arab Horse Society News

    An indispensable addition to the history of the Arabian for in these horses which came to England we have a heritage without price.

  2. The Australian Arabian Horse News

    Mr Upton conducts us on a triumphant progress from the stallion Padischah, foaled in 1825 and imported circa 1830, to the stallion Shamyl, imported in utero when his dam was given to HM Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) in 1960 and foaled in 1961. However long the 130-year pilgrimage, Mr Upton points out to the reader many fine sights and, rather like the conscientious driver of a tourist coach, takes a number of side roads so the passengers can more fully appreciate the delights of the territory traversed.

    All in all, a feast for the eye, for the imagination and for the intellect. And if you are interested in breeding Arabian horses there is sustenance aplenty here for you.

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