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Dave, although the crossover between racing and endurance isn't 100%, there is still a lot of crossover.  Better to start with a racing Arab than one bred for halter, definitely.

 

The extreme of the dished face is one of those things that has been selected as an aesthetic trait, and has little to do with actual Arabian type.  The standard calls for a flat or slightly concave profile.  I'd worry a lot more about the overall balance of the horse and the actual conformation--that is integral to Arabian type, too, and is far more important than the dishy face.

 

Heidi

Heidi, or any other expert on Arabs:

 

In the next couple months, I will be taking custody of one of the yet-to-be-weaned foals from the recent  Northern California rescue of 40 Arabians.  It is my understanding that these horses had been bred for racing – not endurance -- by a woman who was once considered a very noted California racing Arab breeder (apparently her horses won the “California Cup” several times.).  Knowing next to nothing about Arabs (I have two BLM mustangs) I have noticed that these “racing” Arabs don’t have the typical “dished faces” that I see in most of the Arabs I’ve come in contact with.  Is there some reason for this?  Also, do “racing” Arabs do well in endurance?  I’d appreciate any insight anyone can give.

 

 

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:29 PM
To: Karen Sullivan
Cc: Diane Trefethen; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [RC] Kann (picture)

 

I actually thought that his sire Denouste looked to be the better horse of the two--and it is Denouste's influence that is doubled in Persik's pedigree, not Kann's...

 

Heidi

 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Trefethen" <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I must be missing something.  I looked at the picture of Kahn and I think
> he looks like a nice Quarterhorse.  I do not see one Arabian trait, as
> described by Homer Davenport
> (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3095/HDTheArabian.html) in
that
> horse, except his incredibly tiny ears.  No jibba, large muzzle, small
> jowls, not clean throat latch, large, strong neck tied in low, low set
tail
> with no lift, heavy, large body on relatively (to the body) short legs.
> And worst of all, he's a downhill horse, placing all that substantial body
> weight squarely on the front end.  Remember, this guy's 15'1".
>
>
I got to agree with Diane..although he is a chunky, strong looking horse, he
also looks
downhill to me in that photo....with very little refinement, and very short
neck. Perhaps moving,
with neck ached and tail up; he would look better; but that standing photo
does not impress me
at all.

On the other hand, don't think I ever saw a bad photo of Witez II (a
favorite of mine)....
Karen


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