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RE: [RC] So if I wanted an endurance Arab, how would I find out more? - heidi

That used to be true, but is becoming less and less true as they produce more and more generations of nutty "gazelles" ("Loch Ness Monsters," as Bazy Tankersley calls them, or my personal favorite is "sausages on toothpicks with a flag at each end").  You will still find the occasional throwback in the serious show barns, but they are getting fewer and further between.
 
Heidi


Actually, one of the best places to look for an Endurance prospect is a
show barn.  Just tell them when you arrive that you are looking to spend
under $1000 and "just want an Arab because they are so people friendly".
At first they will blanch and say they don't have anything that cheap.  So,
ask if you can walk around and look at their beautiful horses.  They always
say yes.  After a while it will come up that they have an unstarted young
horse or two that isn't proving suitable for the show ring.  CONTAIN YOUR
ENTHUSIASM and sympathize, ask what's wrong with the horse (usually nothing
physical or health wise), ask to see it.  Very often, despite the best
attempts by the show breeders to produce nutcase, mindless, flat-crouped
gazelles, their Arabians actually breed true and you'll see a youngster
that looks more like an elephant than a gazelle.  GRAB HIM, but not too
enthusiastically.


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