The Spanish Thoroughbred Horse is a native of southern Spain. Its origin can not be established with absolute fidelity, although its historical roots can be determined with remarkable precision, reaching the period of Arab rule.

In the fourteenth century, the Carthusian order, founded by St. Bruno centuries ago, settled in Jerez, where he built the monastery of La Cartuja where  the monks took over seamlessly cross between horses stallions Arabs and natives, achieving so few examples of special features and beautiful aesthetics: the Carthusian, that define the Purebred Spanish. Appearance: They have an elegant head with a straight or slightly concave profile on a fairly robust body, the shoulders are descendants and shapely body. The hind limbs are broad and strong, yet thin. The mane is abundant and the tail is very bushy with a low insertion.

Horses, just like people, cough every now and again. However, chronic coughing in a horse is often reason for concern.

Just like parents should not try to diagnose a child's cough by themselves, an equestrian should likewise avoid trying to diagnose his horse's cough. Only a qualified equine veterinarian is capable of identifying and interpreting symptoms in horses. Nevertheless, horse owners should understand equine disease in order to know when they should call the vet.