{"id":9460,"date":"2025-06-28T20:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T20:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2025-06-28T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T20:01:14","slug":"al-jawf-arabian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/al-jawf-arabian","title":{"rendered":"Al Jawf Arabian Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>The Al Jawf Arabian is not an independent breed, they are a strain of pure Arabian (also called <a href=\"\/breeds\/asil\">Asil<\/a>). They are bred as a light saddle horse bred in the Al Jawf governorate of Yemen, by the people for which the area is named.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>Yemen itself is a cradle for several pure Arabian strains and the Al Jawf region has been known for their fine horses for a very long time. The breed itself is known for their unrivaled beauty, unbeatable endurance and robust nature. Breeding programs are often a family business and unlike most other global equestrian cultures, mares are more highly valued than stallions. While centralized public records are not likely kept, breeding is strictly maintained and genealogy is of high importance. <\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height15.3-15.7 hands<br \/>\nSkin and coat are fine<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head is fine with a straight or concave profile<br \/>\nNostrils are large<br \/>\nNeck is set high<br \/>\nBack is solid<br \/>\nTail is high set<br \/>\nLegs are strong and clean<br \/>\nHooves are dense<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>Generally <a href=\"\/colors\/modifiers\/greying\">gray<\/a>, but it can also be <a href=\"\/colors\/base\/chestnut\">chestnut<\/a>, <a href=\"\/colors\/modifiers\/bay\">bay<\/a> or <a href=\"\/colors\/base\/black\">black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Enduring and fast<br \/>\nHigh energy and loyal<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding<br \/>\nSport<br \/>\nCeremonial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro The Al Jawf Arabian is not an independent breed, they are a strain of pure Arabian (also called Asil). They are bred as a light saddle horse bred in the Al Jawf governorate of Yemen, by the people for which the area is named.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[5,4,11,15],"class_list":["post-9460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yemen","tag-bay","tag-black","tag-chestnut","tag-grey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9464,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9460\/revisions\/9464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}