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Is that Mensa's baby?  Fabulous!   Is she as tall as so many of the  
Shagyas seem to be?  I agree with you about the "look" in their eye,  
I'd have a Shagya in a second.  If I'd known more about them I might  
even not have my Twix right now, as the Lipizzans aren't necessarily  
the ideal endurance mounts, but we're gonna have fun either way.

In fact "tall" is the only downside about Shagyas in endurance, for  
those of us that ride trails that involve a lot of ducking for low  
branches, or how the horse keeps getting taller by the end of a 50.   
But whoever was looking for non-spooky horses, Shagyas are ideal.  And  
all that bone, yummy.  Look forward to your stories.  And pix!

Lynne
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<http://lynnesite.blogspot.com/>



On Aug 20, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Steph Teeter wrote:

> 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.    >>

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