Ummm...not to sound snitty...but I think it's more that, by the rules, a
half-Arab SHOULD not be out of an unregistered Arab and a registered Arab.
I've known of a few that were called "grade" on the registration papers for the
baby....It can be done simply by omitting WHAT the other half was. Not the
goal of the registry, though.
A purebred Arab cannot be registered as a half-Arab
if one of the Arab parents is not registered. A half-Arab can only be
registered if the non-Arab parent is a non-PB Arab.
From:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ann
Spencer Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:22 AM To:
Kerry Greear; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject:
Re: [RC] Half arabs
MANY half Arabs are pure bred but papers messed
up in the road of life, ie uncooperative ex's. Only take one parent to
have purebred papers to register the foal half Arab. The Half Arab
show horses are also not necessarily that but many pures without papers on
both. It would be nice if the records did show what the other half
was.
It often comes down to the economics:
less money for half arabs but many nonArabs horsemen would not look at the
horse if it had Arab papers but it was sold as 'grade', it was considered a
pretty qtr type horse. Very strange but I know from first hand
experience.
I always wonder when I see a horse listed as "half-arab" or
"arab-cross" what the mixture is! I think it would be wonderful
if that was spelled out! I also know of horses who are listed
as "grade" when the breeding is known, they just are not registered or
the papers have been lost. I am very new to this sport, but have
loved the trails I have ridden and the people I've met. Every
day is an education!! Thanks for sharing (and back to
lurking!)
Kerry in South Dakota and her wonderful morab,
Summerwood Silverhawk
(Hawk)
