Guide To Andalusian Horses

Andalusian horses are amongst the world oldest breed of horse and trace their roots back over centuries to Spain. The Andalusian Horses is also known as the Purebred Spanish Horse or PRE (Pura Raza Española; in English, Pure Spanish-bred). It is one of the two sub-breeds of the Iberian horses, and extremely similar to the closely related Lusitano breed.

Andalusian horses have been used for all manner of riding horses, and were the preferred mount of kings over many centuries. They excel in high school dressage and are used in cattle work and bullfighting in their native Spain. They are highly intelligent and learn very quickly.

Partbred Andalusians are popular as sport horses in many countries. They also excel at classical dressage and are used for show jumping and other equestrian activities.

This article was writen on March 6, 2009 by Charis Alexandra for Think Horses.
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