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> > > Until the market crashed very few ARABIAN purebred were ridden
endurance.   People were paying $10,0000 for fancy show horses but their
rejects were sold cheaply to 'endurance' riders usually without papers.
Many halfArabians are full due to this.  I have been watching the trends for
a long time.  Get a grip and be tolerant of others.  <<<

Hummmm, do you have something solid to base that statement on? I bet if you
talked to a few of the long time endurance riders, who have been at this
since the early days (and longer than you have) , you would find that
PUREBRED REGISTERED ARABIANS were used (and have always dominated the sport)
well before the market crashed on them.  The first that comes to mind, which
is THE horse (a purebred Arabian I might add)  that started the sport of
endurance riding was Wendell Robies horse BANDOS. Or how about this
one...can you say BEZATAL???? How about the Fitzgerald's horse WITEZARIF.
Those are just a few of the well known Purebred Arabians that were being
used in the sport in the 1950's, 60's and 70's.   I'm sorry, but your
statement has nothing to back it up.  Horses were being bought by people
interested in the sport of endurance riding, and they were often buying
Purebred Arabians WITH their registration papers.

Jonni



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