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Absolutely.  Have you ever tried to have a conversation about bloodlines 
with a die hard QH fan?  Talk about exhausting.  Hell would have to freeze 
over before any of them believed that their precious QH might have arab 
blood.  :)  Also, these same people will try to tell you that arabs have no 
cow sense which is complete and total hog wash.  But, that's another topic. 
:)

Jessica in MT


> From: Chris Paus <chrisnstar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: chrisnstar@xxxxxxxxx
> To: Beth Leggieri <trailyaya@xxxxxxxxx>, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   QUARTER HORSE PEOPLE - HELP!
> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:50:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hey and ya wanna know something that a lot of people hate to admit? Some of 
> those old foundation lines had... um... gasp.... ARABIAN blood in them! 
> Some of them from the old ARmy remount program which used WitezII.
>
>   chris
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> Beth Leggieri <trailyaya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     From one who knew nothing but Quarter Horses until a few years ago:
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>   I've had Foundation QH, Appendix QH, and the "new" QH with Impressive 
> lines (that can carry HYPP).  You cannot beat the old foundation lines.  
> They are tough, they've got good minds and great bone, and if you're lucky, 
> nice big bucket feet that will hold up forever.  Our foundation bred mare 
> died at 33 after having done everything from team roping to Pony Club 
> jumping to working in harness to hauling around beginning riders.  And yes, 
> she did Training Level dressage tests!
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>   If you start looking at the old lines, you'll find some interesting 
> blood in there.  Joe Hancock, a 100% foundation stallion, has Percheron in 
> him -- you can see it in the bones and "big hips" the Hancock line is 
> famous for among the ranch sales and roping stock--as well as their work 
> ethic and tractability--so with a bit of creative stretch, we could call 
> the Hancock line the Quarter Horse "warmbloods," and we know how those 
> horses do in dressage!
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>   And to make this endurance related, there are some really nice QH out 
> there doing endurance!  Go QH!
>
>   Beth, Texas
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>   Chris Paus
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