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Re: [RC] Breed destruction - Barbara McCraryDot, I don't fail to see the ruination of the QH breed; I've been grumbling for years over the 1400# bodies on the 00 shoes. Their hindquarters are so weird as to be grotesque. It's just that the ridecamp discussion started with the Arab and a vast majority of endurance riders are mounted on Arabs. I personally wasn't happy to see the western Morgan change so much in the decades past. I like the small, typey eastern version better. Some of the original type are still to be found in the west, but I've seen 16 hand Morgans that don't look like what I expect them to be. JMO. I also agree with your very last sentence. Arabs definitely don't suffer fools gladly. Intelligence, sensitivity, whatever, but they are very different. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: [RC] Breed destruction I've been biting my tongue to stay out of this thread but can't stand it any longer. So many are bashing the Arab show breeders for trashing the useful Arabs, and then turn around and fail to see the same thing in QHs, and other breeds. The ranch QH that can go all day, as many days as needed, is becoming a thing of the past. The QH that can walk fast, and actually, really, trot, is hard to find. They have been bred for low head carriage (it's easier to breed "'head down" than train it) till they have no self carriage, always on the front end. Even the fairly good ones are often unsound in front by the time they are 6. The QH show breeders have been working longer to trash a fine breed than the Arab folks, and they've about got it done. QHs used be one of the most useful, versatile breeds in the country, hard to find one now. I like and enjoy the Arabs I know and ride, but I also have a tremendous respect and affection for the good QHs I have had. One last word, having worked with quite few of both, I think QHs are more forgiving of rider./handler errors. In other words, perhaps more suited for beginning riders. Many Arabs don't suffer fools gladly, many QHs will put up with a lot of s**t and still do a good job. FWIW ============================================================ If you treat an Arab like a Thoroughbred, it will behave like a Quarter horse. ~ Libby Llop ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ The whole ride experience can be very hard, and at times you question why you put yourself through such abuse. But then you remember all those moments when you pop up over a hill and are suddenly surrounded by the most stunning views. It's just you and your horse and for a moment time stops and you can hear the angels sing. Therein lies the addiction, at least for me. ~ Leslie Beyers ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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