It derives from the Sudanese Country-Bred through cross-breeding with imported blood horses, principally of Thoroughbred stock.
[3]: 505 [4]: 408 [2] It is one of four recognised horse breeds in Sudan, the others being the Dongola or Dongolawi, the Western Sudan Pony and the Sudanese Country-Bred, from which the Tawleed derives.
[3]: 505 The Sudanese Country-Bred was bred in the twentieth century by cross-breeding local mares of the traditional Dongola and Gharbaui (Western Sudan Pony) breeds with imported Arab or Thoroughbred stallions.
[5]: 8 [3]: 505 The Tawleed was the result of further cross-breeding of this with imported blood horses, principally of Thoroughbred stock.
[2] The Tawleed may have a lower tolerance of heat and drought than local Sudanese horses, and a greater need for plentiful water, food and shade from the tropical sun.