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Thanks to everyone that answered my inquiries about good horse conformation, as well as my questions about the temperaments of arabs.

 

I found my horse!  He's a four-year-old arab/appy gelding.  I had the prepurchase exam done by a veterinarian in W Washington that does ride-and-tie and endurance and he really liked him.  His only negatives were a crack in a rear hoof and a teary eye.  But he said he was very sensible and smart as a whip.

 

I'm pretty excited about it all, and get to spend the summer breaking the little beggar.  I guess I'll be finally seeing ya'll on the trails next summer, so watch out for me and my indescribably-colored horse. (Seriously, I can't describe his color, and either could the vet.  He said, "He's like a brown gruella with white spots, but I can't really tell where the white ends or begins.")

 

And my Belgian mare is officially retired to husband-sitting.

 

Elly