What a fascinating discussion! As for the comment
You know, now that I think about it there are very few
Arabians I've ridden that WEREN'T stumblers, I
can certainly testify that some are and some aren't. I have Charlie, a 24
year old registered Arab that has never stumbled in his life. I had
Banner, a registered Arab who was so careful on the trail that I would trust him
anywhere on technical terrain. The comment that all Arabs are
stumblers simply isn't true.
Well, you're right, I guess--we can't evaluate the "many
Arabians you've ridden" to check out their conformation, way of going,
shoeing, saddling, your horsemanship or balance. YOU don't feel steady
on them, that's a lot more information.
You're right. You're not meant to have Arabs, it's as simple as
that. I am not defensive about this breed more than any other breed,
just about the broad generalization that implies they probably aren't suited
for anyone because they probably all stumble.
Lynne
On Jan 19, 2008, at 10:05 AM, Genevieve wrote:
So should I just ignore all of my observations of a
specific breed just because they contradict what everyone else is telling
me? I'm no sheep.
I've ridden many Arabs and I just didn't feel
steady on them and didn't trust them to take me where I needed to go. I'd
vastly prefer a mustang or a quarter horse. I'm just not an Arab person.
More Arabs for you!
Any horse who is not shod correctly and/or is not paying attention
can stumble. Amazing to think that you can't extrapolate the success
that Arabians have in endurance riding to the fact that they can't do that
and stumble.
