The muzzle is very small and delicate. It is interesting to note that the widely flared nostrils as well as the large windpipe are characteristics of horses that developed in hot countries, where they needed to breathe in a much air as possible. Arabian horses also hold their tails well away from the buttocks. The back of the Arabian is one of the most outstanding characteristics for it is unusually short. The tail is set very high.
Arabian horses come in various colors including grey, chestnut, bay, roan, white and black.
Arabian horses weigh between 800 to 1,000 pound. Every known breed of light horses traces to the Arabian horse. Thoroughbreds trace back to the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Arabian. The Arabian breed became better known in America at the World s Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893. Some Syrian rug merchants brought from the desert 28 horses, some camels, and Bedouin attendants.