Re: Re: arab/percheron crosses

["Carolyn S. Loedeman" <tawasentha@ohiohills.com>]

Good Evening all,
Way back in the late 60's and early 70's my employer, Bonita Fitch started a
breed of her own called the Thorcheron.  Using a Percheron stallion with a
thoroughbred mare we got a very elegant heavier boned horse that excelled in
dressage, 5 of the 7 that I started going onto GrandPrix level.  Of course
we did not use any of the american bred Percherons, but a Canadian one with
true French breeding!  They are truly magnificent and the foundation
stallion of the Thorcherons was a 17 hand big boy that was very nimble and
could jump a 4 foot jump with very little effort!
Carolyn Loedeman
Ohio                                                           -----
Original Message -----
From: "Karen Sullivan" <greymare@jps.net>
To: <TddWil@aol.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 11:03 PM
Subject: RC: Re: arab/percheron crosses


> The one I saw was a conformation disaster, but then again, no idea of what
> the Arab looked like....
>
> Some Percherons seem to be really high in the croup and
> goose-rumped...........this would not make a good riding animal, I think.
>
> On the other hand, when my sister and I were teenagers, we had a dun
> Percheron/Tb cross.  She was put together really well, but now that I
think
> of it........was really clumsy.
>
> To cross a fine-boned hot blood like an Arab with a big cold blood might
be
> too extreme?
>
> Karen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TddWil@aol.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:47 PM
> Subject: RC: arab/percheron crosses
>
>
> > Does anyone have one of these guys if not for endurance then for
> foxhunting
> > or dressage? I have a 'sporthorse' type arab stallion and nearby
Percheron
> > breeders have an overabundance of nice Percheron mares. The dressage
folks
> > around here go nuts for draft crosses . (big feed bill is a status
symbol?
> > makes middle aged women's butts look small in comparison?) No one around
> here
> > uses that particular cross.
> >
> >                                              Shelly in DE
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