The 19th century saw a group of sculptors, the so-called “Animaliers”, who specialised in the realistic modelling of animals. As Orientalism and Arabian subjects were so much “en vogue” during this time, Arabian horses were a favourite motif.
The Arabian horse is a universal interest to so many people from so many walks of life that we sometimes forget not all of us were born into the Arab horse experience...
In the modern age, when one can readily admire Arabian stallions being ridden in myriad events, from dressage to costume to endurance, it seems inconceivable that this was not always the case...