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I'd agree that for many years people wouldn't admit that their good 
horse had any arab blood but now in some areas of the horse world that's 
changing.  Arabians and part Arabians are doing really well in dressage, 
sporthorse, even reining.  I think Arabian blood is being sought out to 
correct some of the faults in other breeds caused by breeding to the 
extreme.
Laney

Mary Ann Spencer wrote:
> 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. 
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Kerry Greear <mailto:kerryannieo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>     *To:* ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:26 PM
>     *Subject:* [RC] Half arabs
>
>     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)
>
>
>
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