Re: RC: Breeds

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 02:10 PM 6/13/00 -0400, T wrote:
> If you are out there to just have fun, then
> why would you want
> to have to put up with an Arab?  

Let's see.  I ride my (Arabian) stallion with a halter.  I can
hop on my (Arabian) mare bareback with nothing on her head & ride her
around even if no one has ridden her (literally) in 5 years.  I can
& have tied my reins in a knot on a ride when I was having problems
and let my (Arabian) horse bring me into the vet check when neither he
nor I had ever been on that trail before.  Our whole herd (of Arabs)
is voice trained & comes at a gallop from half a mile away when I
yell.  I've had one old (Arab) mare walk into the house accidentally
and just stand there, waiting for us to lead her out when she couldn't
figure out how to leave herself because of the 4 sliding glass
doors.  

On the other hand.... I almost was killed by a Fox Trotter when he dumped
me then reared up & came down with front hooves aiming for my chest -
narrowly missing me only because I saw him coming & rolled.  A
NSH with a "secret" rearing habit almost went over backwards
with me with no warning.  I'll never EVER ride a Morgan again in an
endurance race - that was like riding a jackhammer with no brains. 
Got a bite scar on my head from a QH.  Only time I've almost gotten
lost on a trail was when I was riding a Paint.  And last but not
least, I'll never turn my back on an Appy - more than one I've been
around is just a tad too fast to let fly with those hind feet. 

Sure they're not all as individuals representative of their breeds but on
the other hand it makes me want to ask....

What is this "putting up with" Arabs about, exactly?  Huh,
huh?  Lif

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