Re: [RC] Non-Arab Horses?? - DESERTRYDR1
Think half-Arab. Better yet, think Anglo-Arab. I have an Anglo mare who is
15.1+H, who would easily be a jumper, dressage horse, english pleasure or
anything else I want, as she has inherited the best of both worlds. She is
not hot, but can be a bit stubborn about certain things like shots and foot
care due to some early injuries and doctoring. She is a wonderful ride,
smooth, long strided, and fun. I take Dressage lessons on her, and have 2 50
mile rides, and 150 miles of LD on her. Anglos that have the mare as the
Thoroughbred parent tend to be taller than those where the mare is the Arab
parent, like mine.
I know a young gal who also has an Anglo-Arab that she jumps and is doing
VERY well on. He is jumping 3' easily and working his way up.
Anglos usually don't have the splashy color, bay, chestnut, black and my
favorite--gray.
You also might look at other half Arabs, like a Quarab, or NSH. The
Saddlebred comes in Pinto, so there are lots of half Arab NSH pintos around.
Saddlebreds can jump and also do endurance (just ask Howard). They tend to
be taller, lots of them over 16H and are not all as hot as the showring
horses often appear to be. If she is looking to show primarily she should
get a horse that will excel in that, and also do endurance rather than a
horse that excels in endurance. My reason for saying that is she will
probably be happier with a horse that puts her in the ribbons than a horse
that top tens, if her friends mainly show.
Nothing wrong with an Appy for endurance, as they are very tough horses.
Some jump and show very well. Most of the ones I have had experience with
were quite stubborn, and some were not the easiest horses to train, but the
ones with good temperaments were GREAT horses. Good luck, jeri
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