For me there is a def difference between a half arab ( one registered
arab parent) and an arab cross which could have a little as 10% arab blood?
In France they've recently openend a new stud book called 'half arab' where
horse with at least 50% arab blood can be registered - great initiative as these
horses used to be registered under something equivalent to your 'grade ' horses
from what I understand
all ride stats here can be picked off the internet and gives origines as
well as stub book info - so some here have a great time working out % arabs/non
arabs etc. started, finished etc.. quite interesting! Especially when you
compare speed or pulsing down times by breed and/or sex and/or age
Is there a central registry office for each breed in the US? I get the
impression you can register your horse with different organisations? Like in the
question of age which came up a while back - in France the date of birth is on
the horse's papers from the stud book ( and that includes a 'non determined
breed' equivalent stud book) , not so in the US?
Pauline
Laney Humphrey wrote: > > Maybe the time has come to really
encourage people to update their > > horses' information. I wish that
the "arab cross" and "half arab" > > groups could be combined because
they are the same thing. However, it > > would be very nice to know
what the other "half" or "cross" is too. If > > folks are interested in
whether a horse is gaited or not, there should > > be a way to indicate
that for breeds where it wouldn't be normal. That > > would include
even "arab cross" and "half arab." There are also gaited > >
appaloosas, morgans and quite a few others, including "arab" and > >
certainly "grade." > > laney >
>
