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Re: [RC] Appys/arabs - Barbara McCraryThe breeder of my horse sold one of his horses to an endurance rider in the MT region. The rider likes her horses HOT. I do not, and my horse is of very similar breeding...same sire, different dam. He thinks this rider has made her horse the way he is. I probably could have made mine hot, too, but since I didn't want that, I took it very slow and now (so far) I have a calm, quiet horse that listens to me. I hope he stays this way forever, and as long as I can remain calm and quiet, I can't think of any reason he should change. OTOH, I have another horse that I've had for 15 years, and he was hot to begin with. Makes a great pleasure horse when ridden alone or with one other horse, but a disaster in groups. Different bloodlines, different backgrounds, different horses all together. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Elkenchild@xxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Appys/arabs Thanks for that! I'm breeding my appy mare to an arab/appy stallion tommorrow (so excited!!!), but you wouldn't believe how much crap I'm getting for it. People saying "ewww, arab, why not some quarterhorse?" Gag me with a spoon. I've never personally had a good arab experience, but I think all the ones I've looked at have been the cheap hot ones that no one wants, so hopefully breeding my own goes well! Do people find arab prejudices all over, or is that a eastside of the NW phenomenon.Arab prejudice seems to me to be a fairly widespread but relatively modern phenomenon. When I was growing up, the ranchers were quite happy to ride Arab crosses, because the Arabs that were available were solid working horses that could cover more ground in a day than most of the regular ranch horses. It has been the modern show ring that has changed a part of the breed, and has changed the public perception of the breed. Many of us still breed the old-fashioned working kind, but the public thinks of Arabs as the hotheaded show sorts, rather than the cow horses and trail horses and various sorts of working horses of the 40s and 50s. Heidi ============================================================ You don't have to be a 100-mile rider or a multi-day rider to be an endurance rider, but if you want to experience the finest challenges our sport has to offer, you need to do both of those. ~ Joe Long ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ Why should I look good if I don`t smell good? ~ author unknown ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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