Fwd: RC: David Boggs Suspension -Reply

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/20/99 10:18:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, BMcCrary27 
writes:

<< In a message dated 9/19/99 2:31:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sunibey@sisqtel.net writes:
 
 << When you consider that arabs were originally bred to be able to endure 
long
  hot miserable treks, fight in fierce battles, and be so gentle they could
  live in the tents with the folks, current show standards seem determined to
  breed all THAT out of them. >>
 
 I like Arab horses because they are athletic, enthusiastic about going down 
the trail and durable.  I like good functioning conformation, that which 
allows the horses to be athletic and enduring.  I realize they are often more 
reactive than some other breeds, but they are also very alert and make better 
"watchdogs"  (watchhorses, we call them) than the dogs do.  They can spot a 
coyote or a deer crossing the hillside a quarter-mile away.  It's been a long 
time since I have ridden a horse that doesn't spook to some degree.  Some are 
worse than others, but I can deal with the mild spooker.  But the very 
expression "breeding living works of art" and the way the horses are posed in 
halter classes makes me cringe!  Sorry, I like my horses to look like horses, 
and I like them to be able to climb hills, descend hills, get where I'm going 
faster than I can on foot, and even work cows if asked.  Every horse we own 
must be able and willing to allow me to open, pass through, and close any 
gate that swings on hinges and doesn't have a sticky latch.  My mare is so 
good at this now that I just use my balance and leg cues to position her.  
Sometimes I'm inclined to believe she would do it without any cues at all.
 
 Barbara, who likes an all-around horse that can also cover ground at a 12 
mph trot.  Beauty is a bonus, good feet and legs a must.
 
 Barbara  >>


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• To: sunibey@sisqtel.net
• Subject: Re: RC: David Boggs Suspension -Reply
• From: BMcCrary27@aol.com
• Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:18:57 EDT
• Full-name: BMcCrary27

In a message dated 9/19/99 2:31:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sunibey@sisqtel.net writes:

<< When you consider that arabs were originally bred to be able to endure long
 hot miserable treks, fight in fierce battles, and be so gentle they could
 live in the tents with the folks, current show standards seem determined to
 breed all THAT out of them. >>

I like Arab horses because they are athletic, enthusiastic about going down 
the trail and durable.  I like good functioning conformation, that which 
allows the horses to be athletic and enduring.  I realize they are often more 
reactive than some other breeds, but they are also very alert and make better 
"watchdogs"  (watchhorses, we call them) than the dogs do.  They can spot a 
coyote or a deer crossing the hillside a quarter-mile away.  It's been a long 
time since I have ridden a horse that doesn't spook to some degree.  Some are 
worse than others, but I can deal with the mild spooker.  But the very 
expression "breeding living works of art" and the way the horses are posed in 
halter classes makes me cringe!  Sorry, I like my horses to look like horses, 
and I like them to be able to climb hills, descend hills, get where I'm going 
faster than I can on foot, and even work cows if asked.  Every horse we own 
must be able and willing to allow me to open, pass through, and close any 
gate that swings on hinges and doesn't have a sticky latch.  My mare is so 
good at this now that I just use my balance and leg cues to position her.  
Sometimes I'm inclined to believe she would do it without any cues at all.

Barbara, who likes an all-around horse that can also cover ground at a 12 mph 
trot.  Beauty is a bonus, good feet and legs a must.

Barbara 

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