It is a race since it was created recently in the eighteenth century in England.

Initially, the English crossed draft mares very light with Arab stallions.
The story also said stallion Turkmen, Italian, Spanish or from North Africa.

Eastern stallions brought solidity. Raised in the desert, subject to conditions of high heat days and cold nights, they had become resistant amazing. Fed sparingly, they had also developed a particular morphology of fineness and lightness.

Selection selection, the thoroughbred has developed particular skills in speed. This quality has made the fastest horse since it can exceed 60 km per hour. Thus, the Thoroughbred races dominated even if the horses are not yet a very homogeneous. They can be separated into two categories on Stayer, a small rider and substantive and very fast sprinter.

This magnificent horse is a horse race par excellence in both races gallop or obstacle, but it is also used in the improvement of other races. Such as its intersection with the Arabic gives the Anglo-Arab.

All thoroughbreds are three current standards from the East or North Africa.

Byerley Turk originating as its name says in Turkey, it was as great grand-son Herod the famous bay horse born in 1758 called King Herod pillar of the race.

Darlay Arabian stallion of Berber origin born in Yemen in 1700. Dark bay horse raised by a tribe of desert. purchased in 1904, according to legend or exchanged against a gun at the age of 4 years he became the father of a famous dynasty of which the most famous was his great-great grand-son Eclipse. The latter born in 1764 during an eclipse, hence its name, was the largest of all. Unbeatable on the field of course, he had to stop early in his career due to lack of competitors.

Goldophan Arabia dark bay Stallion of Berber origin has a very turbulent history. sold, given, dragging a cart in the streets of Paris, he was noticed by an English, sold in England and eventually became a standard that gave birth to the famous Cade father Matchem.

Herod, Eclipse and Matchem are the main heads of lineage.