Re: RC: Re: Bone???-and Arab type

[SandyDSA@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/24/01 10:10:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
greymare@jps.net writes:


> .  I have seen photos of Arabs for sale in California for big bucks ($15,000 
> to $35,000).  To me, they have just awful conformation, with their butts 
> much higher than the withers, and the hips too short.  Is this what is 
> winning at halter?  I see, at endurance rides, some extremely beautifully 
> conformed Arab athletes, and some really strange looking animals!  Anyone 
> care to comment?


EEKK!!!!!!
Yes, the Arabian market in California has suffered  from far too much 
emphasis on "stretchy necks", "hooky necks", "trotty",  "table-top flat", 
etc. The result is a huge overproduction of horses designed to do....nothing 
in particular. Sad to say, we saw all of this happen - whilst our own 8" 
bone, 15 hand, solidly built, quiet demeanored stallion tried his hoof  at 
about every sport around, and did quite well, But with an emphasis on  fed 
and not function, not only is it tough for a stallion to find suitable mares, 
but it is getting harder to find good athletic ARABIANS!

Sadly, a lot of people who want the $300 miracle, and many of them are show 
ring rejects - some athletic just not trotty or some stupid thing, but some 
just of such poor quality in general that even a show owner doesn't want it. 
I guess when breeders produce dozens if not hundreds of foals a season, some 
junk is bound to show up!:)
San