THE TURKOMAN HORSE IN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS
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THE TURKOMAN AND THE ARABIAN COMPARED Perhaps this is a good time and place to consider the differences, which existed at that time between the horse we know as having been recognizably "Arabian" and that we know as being recognizably "Turkoman/Turanian" and understand how the two came to be confused. The Turkoman (left) and the Arabian, in their purest old forms, were very like one another in some ways and very different in others. Both had excellent speed and stamina. Both had extremely fine coats and delicate skin, unlike that of any breed found in Europe. They both had large eyes, wide foreheads and tapering muzzles. They both came from very arid environments. Here, however, the similarities between the Turkoman of Central Asia and the Nedji Arabian end, and the horses begin to diverge to suit their environments and the fighting styles of their breeders.