The Insti­tute was formed by long-​​time advo­cates of the Desert Arabian horse who recog­nized that the plight of the Desert Arabian horse was reaching points of crisis all over the world. Although more breed asso­ci­a­tions and conser­va­tion efforts exist than ever before, most work on specific popu­la­tions, constrained by geograph­ical or chrono­log­ical para­me­ters, with minimal mutual contact or coop­er­a­tion. Breeders have smaller herds than in years past, and there is a dearth of educa­tional infor­ma­tion for new people.

Histor­ical infor­ma­tion and exper­tise of past breeding programs is being lost. Advances in genetic science have not been applied to conser­va­tion of the Desert Arabian horse.

All these argued for a non-​​profit orga­ni­za­tion that could work across all disci­plines and heritage tradi­tions to help conserve the Desert Arabian in the 21^st Century. The Insti­tute offers a global perspec­tive and network of contacts in the Arabian horse commu­nity, as well as its ability conduct research and to preserve archival and cultural mate­rial and to encourage collec­tive action. It offers the conser­va­tion commu­nity unique oppor­tu­ni­ties for coalition-​​building and collab­o­ra­tive projects that go beyond current blood­line, geograph­ical, and cultural para­me­ters.  We do not need to think alike, but we must think and act together.

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