The Morab horse is a beautiful American breed classified by a specific blend of Arabian and Morgan bloodlines. The Pure Morab Horse Registry requires that the Arabian and Morgan parentage be documented and meet certain criteria. Our first priority is always the promotion of breeding of quality Arabian to Morgan bloodlines to establish a genetically …
The Blue Grass Country of Kentucky was unwittingly the birthplace of the Morab Breed some 150 years ago. Though other breeds have made Kentucky famous, the first known and registered (Morgan Registry) Morab was foaled just outside Louisville in 1855. Mr. Hoke bred the daughter of the Arabian stallion Zilcaadi (referred to as the Hoke …
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Meaning of ‘Purebred’ The Purebred Morab Horse Association (PMHA) chose to use the word ‘purebred’ to portray that the breed has documented Morgan to Arabian bloodlines. The argument tends to take the issue as ‘it’s not a purebred because it has two types of horses’. That is one way to regard the ‘word’ purebred, however …
Cradled in the heart of “Blue Grass Country” is the Purebred Morab Horse Association, Inc. It was created to merge the benefits combining the genetics of the Morgan and Arabian breeds. Today the “Morab” stands as a symbol of beauty, endurance, and docility. So many accounts have been offered as to the origin of the …