Horses are linked to the history of the Berber and Arab peoples who inhabit the Moroccan territory;[1] moreover, according to Philippe Barbié de Préaudeau, Morocco is probably the Maghreb country that has preserved its equestrian practices with the greatest continuity.

[2] During the French protectorate, a Service des remontes et haras was created in 1906, with two mare farms in Témara and Meknes, and a stallion depot in Mazagan.

[3] The first scientific works in equine veterinary medicine appeared under the impetus of the Research Laboratory of the Livestock Service in Casablanca.

[7] The Société royale d'encouragement du cheval (SOREC) was created in 2003 for this purpose,[3][8] at a time when the national herd of 130,000 horses is declining every year.

[6] A modern veterinary clinic at the Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan-II in Rabat opened in September 2016,[10] and performed the first surgery on a horse on Moroccan soil in November 2016.

He reached the highest level thanks to King Mohammed VI, who bought the French Selle stallion Quickly de Kreisker for him from a Breton rider, Benjamin Robert.

Kings Hassan II and Mohammed VI have both declared that the horse is an integral part of Moroccan culture and civilization.

[11] The country has five national stud farms, located in Marrakesh, Meknes, Bouznika, Oujda and El Jadida, managed by SOREC.

The most important is the Salon international du cheval d'El Jadida, created in 2008, which attracted 230,000 visitors, according to its organizers, for its 2018 edition.

[6] The Morocco Royal Tour, an international show jumping competition created in 2010 on the instructions of His Majesty Mohammed VI,[20] was upgraded from 3-star to 4-star status in 2018.

Moroccan equestrian practices and history have inspired many artists, in particular Eugène Delacroix, who painted Exercices militaires des Marocains in 1832, Le Kaïd, chef marocain in 1837, Le Sultan du Maroc in 1845 and Chevaux sortant de la mer in 1860; but also Salvador Dalí, with La Bataille de Tétouan, painted in 1961–1962.