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Most of the crosses that I have followed up on aren't that tall.  I would think that was the little bit of the Tb expressing itself!!!  (Tb not to be denied! :).

I've seen them in the 15hh range to 16hh. 

However, I am used to big horses and have ridden primarily 16.2 - 17+hh horses.  So, that doesn't phase me.

But I can see that in endurance, a smaller horse (ie not 17hh) might be better.

 

Jackie

Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Our son-in-law rides an Andalusian-Arab-TB cross gelding they bred and
raised for endurance. He finished his first 50 in August. I don't offhand
remember what our S-I-L thought of the horse's performance, but all I know
is you have to enjoy riding a skyscraper. The horse is 1/2 Andalusian, 3/8
Arab, 1/8 TB and stands nearly 17 hands tall. I prefer about 14.2
myself...much easier to get on and closer to the ground in case of a sudden
disconnect.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Quentin & Libby Llop"
To: "Jackie Causgrove"
Cc:
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] question re: appropriate breed of horse for newbie with
various interests


> I'm coming to this discussion late and may have missed something, but I
> have an Andalusian stallion that I use exclusively for cross breeding.



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