I, like Steph, stumbled on to the breed by
accident. I had had a couple of horses that I tried after I retired my
Anglo-Arab gelding but none of them were the same. I had just about given up on
finding what I had before when Mom saw on our Ct. reg listserve a Hungarian mare
(her dam is 1/2 Shagya and 1/2 Arab and her sire is Hungarian) for sale in
Kansas. I had never heard of the breed so had not really given the email
any thought. Mom however looked at the picture and talked to a friend who had
gone and looked at the mare a month or so before. Mom really liked the way
she looked and said there was just something about her that caught her eye. So
we emailed the owner a couple of times and we decided to go ahead and drive up
to look at her. When we both saw Perle for the first time we both said she
looks exactly like my old horse. And more than that she had the same type
personality. We just clicked from the start. I've had her almost 3 years now and
I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. She and I just click, even
though she and mom don't exactly LOL. Now if I can get her arrhythmia figured
out we will back to doing what we both love and I won't have to ride my "Gumby"
Egyptian arab. I have such different experiences riding the two of them. On
Perle I feel like I am riding something solid and confident and stable, with
Deke I feel like I am riding a blade of grass that will blow over with the
slightest wind.
Katrina M.
-------------------------------------------------- From:
"Steph Teeter" <stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 20,
2008 9:24 AM To: "ridecamp camp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Donna J.
Coss" <coss@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Spooky Horses
>
Yes, so far I do agree! I just bought a new horse, hopefully 'the'
> horse to replace my incredible Jaziret who is getting up there in
> age. She (a mare!) is 1/2 Arabian, 1/2 Shagya (the sire is
actually > 1/2 Shagya (by Oman), and 1/2 Lusitano). She's
beautiful! Still young > (5) and inexperienced, but doesn't seem to
be a spooker. > And she just has a different look to her eye than most
full Arabians. > And seems very kind and trusting - and a
'thinker'. I'm looking > forward to a new challenge - and a
mare... that will be different! > > Steph > > p.s.
this was one of those serendipitous horse findings: I decided > not
to ride the 2nd day of Pink Flamingo because my main horse >
(Jaziret) was home with a pasture kick, and the horse I was riding
> (Jose - a delightful horse too!) was a little puffy in the front
legs > after day 1 with all the hills that he wasn't used to, and I
stayed > around to help ride management, and was taking pulses, and
my friend > Regina came in to the vet check with this beautiful
gray horse with a > soft eye whose pulse dropped like a rock and I
happened to be the one > to take her pulse and innocently asked
'wow, what horse is this??'. > "Oh, this is that Shagya mare
of Barb's that I've been riding for her > this summer. I'm taking
her on her first LD. She's for sale." Uh oh. > > On Aug 19,
2008, at 8:39 PM, Donna J. Coss wrote: > >> If one is searching
for a quiet, steady endurance mount, I would urge >> you to look
for SHAGYA ARABIAN blood. >>
