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RE: [RC] rc: thoroughbreds and endurance - Libby & Quentin Llop DVM

If you treat an Arab like a Thoroughbred, it will behave like a Quarter
horse.   Libby

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Subject: Re: [RC] rc: thoroughbreds and endurance


Halter animals as they have "evolved" do nothing but stand on the end of
a  lead in some kind of charactature resembling a horse.  They have no
relevance to  a working animal.
<snip>
It would be my own humble opinion,  the
use of the  quarterhorse in crossed with other breeds has more to do
with trying to put that  quieter attitude into the mix.  Many riders
cannot quite live up to the  requirements of that  fire of the Arab or
the high spirited run instinct of the  thoroughbred.
<snip>
A little
quarterhorse deftly brought into the mix can sometimes tone  that down a
notch to make a performance animal with a softer attitude.
<snip>
The
popularity of  the Arab breed in the seventies caused havoc itself.
Popularity has its price.

Just had to take these bits out of Adelia's post and reference this back
to Arabs.

1)  The Arab traditionally WAS the horse with the sane and quiet attitude,
that could be handled even by small children, etc., despite his quickness
and fire.

2)  It was the breeding of Arabs into the caricature halter horses and
ring-around-the-rosy English horses in the 70s that really wreaked havoc
on the breed, not their popularity.  The changing of the breed into a
fire-breathing twitching idiot that only a trainer could handle actually
damaged the popularity of the Arab as the ideal family riding horse--and
the boom and crash came about due to false investment values, rather than
popularity.  The same premise that has done such damage to the QH has
likewise damaged the Arabian.  Both breeds were generally more athletic
working horses prior to the 60s and 70s, but there are still breeders of
both breeds who have maintained their standards and continued to breed
sane, sound working horses.  Kudos to those who stuck by their guns in
both breeds and brought forward sane, sound individuals for those of us
following after to both ride and breed--in both breeds!

Heidi



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