Re: RC: re: endurance bloodlines

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Sorry, Becky
My ignorance about the ins and outs of Egyptian breeding programs is
showing. I just know that I love their beauty and fire. The first
Egyptian I ever rode was a gelding and he snorted his head off on the
trail---lots of fun and I was never bored.
Happy New Year
Bette

Becky Huffman wrote:
> 
> >woa@stormnet.com wrote:
> >beauty and athletic ability. Let's face it, all the Arabian breeding
> >programs as well as the thoroughbred programs have their roots in the
> >Egyptian breeding program---and they didn't do so badly for their Arab
> >masters. How many other horse breeds could sleep in a tent with their
> >owners or travel for days and weeks on virtually nothing? Heart,
> >temperament, physical endurance---we have it all in our Arabians.
> 
> The Egyptian breeding programs have their roots in the horses of the nomadic
> tribes of the Arabian Peninsula.  Many fine horses went into programs in
> different countries without going thru Egypt, some coming directly to the
> Good Ol' USA.  Egyptian breeders have bloodlines that meet specific
> criteria, as do CMK, Polish, and other programs.  While many Egyptian horses
> are also Al Khamsa (meaning there is actual documentation or reasonable
> assumption of documentation of their desert origins.), there are some Al
> Khamsa horses that are not 'Egyptian'. Davenports and  the straight desert
> BLUE STARs are two examples.  For the most part, the breeders that manage
> these programs, breed to recreate the original Bedouin horse, in conjunction
> with high performance ideals.
> 
> Becky (Very Proud and Slightly Oversensitive about my Sa'ud bred horses)
> & RS SHADOWFAX (BLUE STAR of Sa'ud breeding + *FADL, who was one heck of an
> Egyptian)
> 
> Becky Huffman
> Huffman's Arabians ~ The Original Series
> http://www.htcomp.net/Huffman/


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