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Re: [RC] "Perfect" horse for heavyweight rider? - Elizabeth Walker

My old fellow was 1/2 Polish - a Witez II grandson, and while he could be laid back in the corral, I would still call him "hot", especially in a race situation. I still remember him trying to race the crew vehicles going down the road past us, and me saying "Slow down, dammit!". He was 2 weeks away from his 25th birthday ...

My current horse is pure Polish, and I would judge him as generally hotter than Shadow was. He can be very calm - deer and turkeys popping out of the bushes don't bother him at all, but a race? A group ride? My biggest issue with him right now is 'race brain'.

So - based on my 2-horse study, I would say that you can get hot horses in the Polish lines as much as the others. My advice would be to judge the individual horse, and perhaps investigate the parents, and any close relatives to get an idea of temperament.


On Sep 4, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Barbara McCrary wrote:



Polish Arabs can be very sturdy, so that route would likely work. I don't know about the "hotness" of Polish horses in general, but maybe not so hot as some other lines. Not sure there.



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