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[RC] public image of the Arabian horse - Timothy WordenMost of us in the US can probably say we as Arabian owners are the minority as a whole. At least in this area it's Quarter Horses or gaited horses. It is not unusually to get funny looks or comments cause we ride Ay-rabs....or maybe it's cause I wear tights and a helmet when I ride instead blue jeans and a cowboy hat. This talk about how the Arabian breed is promoted in the public eye brings to mind this old guy I was talking with at a BLM auction last year. He mentioned he ran a guided trail ride on QHs through the mountains of Virginia. When I told him I ride Arabians he laughed and commented that Arabians would not do well walking for hours on the trails he takes his horses on. Since this guy was rather big and had a large knife on his hip, I decided to keep my thoughts to myself. What I did think to myself though was, yeah he probably was right, they wouldn't do well walking his trail for hours.....we'd probably trot the whole darn thing and travel twice as far:) I would guess this guy did not know what endurance riding was or ever heard of the Old Dominion or Tevis. I love my Ay-rab endurance horses. Tim ============================================================ When you ask a Quarter horse for something he says - Sure - and when you ask an Arab for something he says - Why? - ~ Heidi Smith ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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