The Arabian Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game that can be obtained from the Foundation.
| Arabian Horse | |
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| General Information | |
| Alternative names | Arabian, Arab Horse |
| Origin | Arabian Peninsula |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Wild Bay, Seal Brown, Flaxen, Sooty, Grey |
| Whites | White Markings, Rabicano, Hidden Sabino, W3, W19 |
| Not yet in-game | W15, W20, W23, Non-Dun1 |
| Height | 140 - 167 cm |
| Registry | Arabian Horse Society |
| Alternative names | Arabian, Arab Horse, Arab |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2018) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | D. Grochowska (2022) |
| Greyscale | D. Grochowska (2022) |
| Colours & patterns | D. Grochowska, H. Hegele (2022) |
¶ Conformation
Often called a symbol of elegance and beauty, the Arabian Horse is among the easiest to recognise breeds. One of the most characteristic traits of the Arabian is a delicate head with large eyes set on an elegant, arched neck. Its dry or well-defined legs carry a body with sloping shoulders, a deep wide chest and a short back followed by a flat croup. A tail should be naturally carried high, completing an image of grace. The Arabians are not very tall as some of the smallest representatives are rather pony-sized, but the breed is classified as a horse nonetheless.[1]
¶ Colour Genetics
The Arabian Horse comes in every available Horse Reality base coat colour: black, chestnut, wild bay, bay and seal brown, which are often enhanced by flaxen and sooty modifiers. The breed is also known for its grey colour often including a trait called a bloody shoulder, which is an area of a concentrated pigment on the body.
As for white patterns, the Arabian has its unique white spotting genes, W3 and W19, that create nearly white and “sabino-like” phenotypes accordingly. Additionally, there are also hidden alleles present: rabicano, and an untestable white pattern commonly referred to as “hidden sabino”.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A+, A, At, a | G, g |
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| n | nd2 | ch | z | n |
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | n | sw2 | W3, W19, n |
Please note that the table includes hidden agouti alleles (A+, and At). Besides testable genes, untestable ones are also present: sooty, flaxen, rabicano, hidden sabino, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Arabian is one of Horse Reality's oldest breeds, drawn back in the alpha version around 2013. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the Arabian received/will receive the following updates:
- New coat variations (colour) on October 14th 2020[2]
- A new greyscale on October 19th 2022[3]
- The missing genes and alleles will be added to the game through new Foundation horses.[4] Adding W15, W20, W23 and W34 will only be possible after the horse profiles & genetics have been transferred to V2. That's because non-dun1 is already an allele found in-game, but the additional white spotting versions require additional coding work[5]
¶ Artwork Legacy
If you're curious about what the Arabian Horse looked like before the artwork update or just want to reminiscence good, old times - search no more.
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This beautiful art was created by very talented artists. Horse Reality is forever grateful for them being a part of its history.
| Artists | |
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| Lineart | M. Simon (2013) |
| Greyscale | M. Simon (2013) |
| Colours & patterns | T. van den Berg (2013), Fabueen (2019), H. Vasseur (2019-2020) |
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Arabian Horse is one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. This desert breed has been bred for thousands of years, cherished by their owners who believed them to be a gift from the gods. Arabians are known for their strong character, intelligence, sensibility, and absolute loyalty to one particular person. Maintaining the purity of lines resulted in a breed with easily recognisable characteristics all around the world.
The breed excels at endurance competitions under tough conditions. It also performs well in other equestrian sports and is loved in shows due to its flashy appearance. For these and many more reasons, the Arabian Horse has been used to improve many other horse breeds.[1]
¶ References
- T. Pickeral, The Majesty of the Horse: An Illustrated History, HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2012
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/34/birthday-surprise-new-horse-colour-variations-small-community-update-v2-transfer-bugfixes
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/115/community-update-arabian-horse-redo-foal-calendar-scheduled-downtime-for-server-move-discord-birthday-contest-winners
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/25/brumby-arrival-on-july-28th-rules-update-thoroughbred-community-poll-foundation-names-changed