Andalusian horses are one of the oldest and purest breeds in the world. Andalusian horses and its blood ties are brothers such as Lusitano, Carthusian, AlterReal, Castilian, Extremeno, and Zapater

o) and so on, the appearance of the horses in the prehistoric cave patterns of the Iberian Peninsula (the peninsula in Spain and Portugal) are almost like the horses in the prehistoric caves, because they are all descendants of the Sorraia, commonly known as the Iberian horse. The Soreama is a primitive horse, once the most popular horse breed on the Iberian Peninsula, and its traces can still be found.

The cave paintings found in southern Spain were about 20,000 to 30,000 BC. Most experts believe that these carved patterns should have been completed by different ethnic groups occupying Spain for such a long time. Therefore, during this period, the horses on the Iberian Peninsula were also influenced by the French cels, the carthaginians, the Romans, and German tribal nations such as the Moors. However, before the fifteenth century, Andalusian horses could influence other different species of horses, especially the title of the world's top war horses, which allowed it to be transformed into the names of many great war horses in history.

Some researchers believe that people had already started riding Iberian horses as early as 30000 BC. Later, whether the Phoenicians invaded this place around 2000 BC or the Greeks in 1000 BC, they believed that these cavalry on the Iberian Peninsula posed a terrifying threat, and the Iberian horses became invincible war horses at that time. Not only did Homer mention these Iberian horses in his work "Iliad" about 1010 BC, but the famous Greek cavalry general Xenophon also used the "talented Iberian horses" to deal with these around 450 BC.

The horses that helped the Spartans defeat the Athenians made high evaluations. In the Second Battle of Phoenic War between 218 and 201 BC, Hannibal defeated the invading Romans several times, and the Iberian cavalry was also chosen. The military uses of the Iberian horses lasted for a long time. William theconqueror rode an Iberian horse from beginning to end in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Although the Iberian horses were given the title of "top war horses", their mutual trust and closeness with people were well known.

The Iberian Peninsula has been constantly invaded by different ethnic groups in history. These ethnic groups also brought different kinds of horses, which made the origin of Iberian horse hybridization date back to the era of the Moorian invasion in 711 BC. At that time, the main targets of mating were some oriental breeds of horses. The borders and boundaries on the peninsula were constantly redivided, and different regions had different names at different times, and the names of horses were constantly changing. But after all, these may be the same kind of horses. For example, before the Middle Ages, people on the entire peninsula were almost called Andalusians, so the horses here were also called Andalusians. As for the origin of the name of the Lusitano horse, it was the Roman name Lusitania, which originated from Portugal.

The Iberian Peninsula later became a province of the Roman Empire and was also a very famous area for breeding horses at that time. Such as Arabian horses, Barb horses, and other Oriental horses came here one after another. At that time, the traditional Spanish or Iberian horses here still retained characteristics such as high head position and raised contours, strong body, quick movement, proud but gentle, etc.

As a war horse, Andalusian horses have various excellent structural qualities to meet the needs of warriors riding on their backs. The mount of the famous Spanish hero Elcid Babieca is Andalusian horse. The endurance and cute and friendly temperament are also important features of Andalusian horses.

In addition to serving as war horses, Iberian horses later served as "Real Madrid in Europe", appearing in every royal hall. Later, including Austria, France, Italy, Germany and other countries, established riding academies. Among these excellent and advanced riding academies, Iberian horses have become the favorite of these academies because of their abundant forward momentum and extremely agile qualities. The Duke of Newcastle described the Andalusian horse in 1667: It is the most noble horse in the world, and no other horse can be more beautiful than it. It has the best spirit, brave and gentleness, it has the most proud and best speed, and it is also the highest when running.

The most noble, and it is also the cutest and most elegant horse, the best choice for the king playing the triumphant song. Andalusian horse is the basis for the founding of the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Its influence is not only the development of most German warm-blooded horses, including the connemara in Ireland, the cleveland Bay in the UK, and even many breeds in the New World, such as the Quarter Horse in the United States and the Paso in Peru.

The systematic cultivation scale of Andalusian horses reached its peak in the 15th to 18th centuries, but in order to make Andalusian horses taller and heavier, they began to strengthen mating with heavy stallions. This made the original precious explosive power and gentle nature of Andalusian horses almost disappear, and its strong structure and proud agility were also polluted. By the time of Napoleon, most of the top Andalusian horses were seized by Napoleon and his men, so that Andalusian

Horses almost faced an extinction crisis at that time. Fortunately, the priests of the Carthusian church in Casstello, Jerez, and Ceville have often cultivated the finest and pure Andalusian horses since the fifteenth century, which has allowed some excellent breeds of Andalusian horses to be preserved to this day. Therefore, most of the finest horses in modern times are derived from the horses raised by these Carthusian priests.
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