I don't know this to be fact, this was only something that I was told
by some one who bred an Arab/gaited cross every year. When you cross a trotting
horse and a gaited horse, you will either get a gaited horse, or the roughest
trotting thing that you have ever owned. I bought one, and I got the latter.
Saddle fitting was a chore because he had so much motion in his shoulders. He
was a wonderful horse, there was just no way to easily post his fast trot. Just
some food for thought.....
I love the idea of gaited Arabians. So much so that I am breeding
for them. I own a Spotted Saddle Horse Stallion that I am breeding to my
Arabian mare. She has had two beautiful babies. And is due again
in a month or two. They have wonderful dispositions and the color is
awesome. Haven't seen much gait but I am sure it will be there when I
start riding them. What more can you want a comfortable ride that can go
all day. Happy Trails
Kellie
Catherine Pritchett <danugna@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
This very subject came up on a gaited list that I'm
on. I have two Arabs that gait, one more than the other and I have
M.Foxtrotters. I mentioned that I had bred my Arab mare to a MFT
because she was gaited and appeared to be a good match other wise. It
was, I love the results, but, any way it started a discussion about gaited
arabs. One of the women that breeds MFT's replied as
follows....
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Once upon a time, I was very fascinated by Arabs and had a
friend who had been a breeder for 30 years and when she mentioned that
occassionally a gaited Arab would crop up, I did quite a bit of
research. Seems back in the days when the Kellogg ranch was going full
guns, they quite often had some strongly gaited Arabs (to the tune of having
to have it "trained" out before they could use them in their weekend
spectaculars). Two of the lines that I was able to trace gait to was
Skrownek and Abu Farwa (there were a couple of others but its been so long
that I can't remember now, grin).
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As it happens, both of mine trace back to Abu Farwa as did a friends
Arab that only gaited, doing what some call an amble. Mine do trot as
well as gait.
