The Arabian horse is a versatile breed that can do many things. It's perfect for dressage, trail riding, and any other use where you want a small, athletic horse. The use of this horse breed expanded from its original purpose of being a war horse to other uses including endurance racing, polo, dressage, western cutting, and trail riding. Arabian horses became famous as warhorses during the Crusades. They were a very effective fighting animal because of their speed, stamina, and power. Arabians are also used for breeding but they were never used as draft horses. They were not strong enough to pull loads over long distances. That duty was left to mules and donkeys.