Persia has had horses for thousands of years . If you go to Persepolis you can see the carvings The horses and Persian kings. 2500 years ago and even older than that the carvings inside the caves shows the presence of horses in Iranian plateau Modern Persian Arabs which are the descendents of these horses in the west of Iran are well-known for their unique ability to tolerate long distances in different climates and tracks. One of the prominent characteristics of these horses is their very good temperament and courage. this makes them very safe in long distances. Their intelligence is also obvious to anyone who rides them. Unfortunately due to some rules it is impossible and sometimes if possible very difficult to send them to Europe in endurance rides . ، In the years 1979,78 and 89 Late Mrs. Mary Leili Gharagozlou who was the founder of Iranian National Stud book imported some horses to Austria, Germany, The Emirates and Holland. Unfortunately because Iran underwent many happenings, there is no trace of many of them but those went to Austria and Holland have been found and their progeny are active in endurance with a lot of spectacular records: Abu Khamseh 75 percent Persian Arab (Asil) 2006 in September he beat the world champion Miguel vebla in a CEI **** (200K) 2006 in copa del rey in spain he gained the title of the best Arabian horse of the year ( 8 days -460 kilometer) Harfa 75 percent Persian arab , also was ridden alongside Abu Khamseh in Copa del rey and finished successfully The champion of TREC with his owner who also rode him آ , Harfa 50 percent Persian arab For more information on their pedigree you may see : The pictures are also from that site. Aanis al Saltaneh, straight Iranian ( Persian arab) now in Holland She has done endurance rides in Holland with her owner Unfortuntely we don’t have any records of her achievements . she is now around 30 years old. also her progeny had a good record in racing 1 courtesy of Ali Zeli Mary's Old stables in Hamdan, Varkaneh 2 courtesy of Ali Zeli Persian Arabs in Hamadan , Varkaneh 3 courtesy of Ali Zeli Late Mary Gharagozlou did the migration from the south of Iran Khuzestan which is hot in summer to the western city , Hamedan , which is cool is summer on these Persian arabs for about 6 years until 1979 when the revolution happened in Iran. There is a movie " migration to survive" about this extraordinary transfer of the Persian arabs all the herds including the foals covered a distance of 460 kilometers in about 2 weeks including resting periods that she wanted to give to her horses and riders. Courtesy of Sadra jafaryazdi Zoljanah , straight Iranian Persian Arab Show winner and a 110 k National endurance horse , In modern Iran The Persian arabs are in both shows and endurance The interesting fact about these horses is that a show horse is also endurance champion the beauty and correct conformation is accompanied by power, stamina and courage. The Straight Iranians as we call them( if they have no imported blood ), can be a champion in the show and at the same time endurance and very comfortable and sure footed riding horses, they are very courageous and attentive especially in the mountainous areas. This unique characteristic is not found in many of the horses bred for show. 1 Courtesy of Hamzeh Karbasi Charis, a straight Iranian mare, she is a very sure footed riding horse as well as a brood mare now and she was qualified for 40 k endurance in Iran. The handler is also an endurance rider of 110 national rides in Iran and breeder of Persian Arabs which all can participate in shows and endurance rides, they are give the prize by Zaldi saddles . 1 courtesy of Iran Asil Association Monar 20 years old, straight Iranian Persian Arab, champion of the national show in 2009, winner of 110 K National rides in Kerman Endurance 2010 spring, Iran , the track is mostly stony the Iranian horses tolerate this hard track very well For more information on Iranian asil horses please visit our site : www.Iranasilassociation.com .