Re: A dark day for Arabians

[Annette Gordon <agordon@worldofwonder.net>]

Dear anyone with an Arab

It's the same deal over here in the UK. Ignorance and prejudice. I have an
Anglo-Arab and the moment she misbehaves it is blamed on her Arab portion.
However I met both her mum and her dad and her mum was a little crazy! She
is a thoroughbred. Her Dad on the other hand was a real sweetheart and a
good looker too. 

Arabs are always underestimated because they're so good-looking. Thank god
for endurance because they are beginning to be taken a bit more seriously. 

Annette
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> From: Nagzarus@aol.com 
> To: awolfe@etsc.net, ridecamp@endurance.net 
> Subject: Re: A dark day for Arabians 
> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 21:14:54 EDT 
> 
>Hi Anna,
>
>My kids are in Pony Club, as well as taking a beginning interest in
endurance
>(my son just finished his first 25).  I find, and always have found, the
same
>kind of predjudice against the Arabian in the sport horse world.  It's
quite a
>shame.  I, too, have had other breeds; MANY other breeds, but my
healthiest,
>strongest, most versatile and longest lived has always been the Arabian. 
When
>asked by Pony Club folks what kind of horses we have I proudly respond,
>"Arabians", as if I have no idea they are looked down upon by the general
>sport horse world.  I usually get an "oh" in a really sympathetic voice;
or,
>if someone is particularly bold, I can see them visually turn their nose
up.
>Ignorance is alive and well.  All we Arabian affectionados can do is to
>continue to campaign our athletes in other endeavours outside of the show
ring
>where their fine qualities cannot be denied and will finally be
appreciated!
>
>Susan Swope  
>
>   In a message dated 8/9/98 8:17:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
awolfe@etsc.net
>writes:
>
><< 
> Some of the people around here seemed to understand - I know more than I 
> expected who have Arabs - including my new endurance friend (Hi Sue!), 
> but some just said that that's the way it's always been, as if that made 
> it right. And some thought he had done the right and kind thing by 
> letting them get first and second place ribbons, which didn't mean a 
> thing.  I was raised to be very proud of showing Arabs in open divisions 
> and beating them at their own game, and he didn't give us a chance.
>  >>
>