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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 799715" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Jed, I'm guessing your asking what are the advantages of an Arabian..</p><p></p><p>Almost every light breed of horse today has some Arabian blood in their ancestry. Everyone knows Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are direct descendent from Arabians, but even other horses like the mighty Percheron have Arabian blood.</p><p></p><p>I guess an Arabain would be the jack of all trades and the master of one. All trades because Arabians are raced, shown, used for jumping, dressage, working western (cattle) - just about anything. They are very loyal horses, but they cannot be forced to do things like some other horses. I laugh when I hear about people "breaking" horses. Arabians aren't broke. They are trained. Hard to explain; I've had and still do (I have one paint) other horses, but Arabians intelligence and character show through. They will do anything asked of them if they trust the rider, even things that would spook most horses.</p><p></p><p>There is one aspect in which no other horse can compare: endurance racing. There has never been, and probably never will be any other horse that can outrun an Arabian over long distances. The movie Hidalgo might have been a cool movie to watch an American paint beat Arabians, but it won't happen in real life. </p><p></p><p>For hundreds of years Arabians were bred by the Bedouins in the deserts of Egypt and the Arabian pennisula. They were meticulous how they bred their horses. Funny aspect but the Bedouins prized their mares the most. They didn't care as much for stallions, but mares were fought with and over. The Bedouins believed that the female line was the most important to keep intact. Even to this day Arabian types are known by the female tail line. (There are different strains of Arabians, they have slightly different traits, but their strain name is traced back through the female line) They kept exhaustive records. I can actually trace the mare that this thread is about (her name is Amani) back to a desertbred Arabian in 1832 (his name was Barq).</p><p></p><p>I was attracted to Arabians by their beauty and conformation; they hold their tail and head very proud. I've stayed with them because of their "usefulness".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 799715, member: 2653"] Jed, I'm guessing your asking what are the advantages of an Arabian.. Almost every light breed of horse today has some Arabian blood in their ancestry. Everyone knows Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses are direct descendent from Arabians, but even other horses like the mighty Percheron have Arabian blood. I guess an Arabain would be the jack of all trades and the master of one. All trades because Arabians are raced, shown, used for jumping, dressage, working western (cattle) - just about anything. They are very loyal horses, but they cannot be forced to do things like some other horses. I laugh when I hear about people "breaking" horses. Arabians aren't broke. They are trained. Hard to explain; I've had and still do (I have one paint) other horses, but Arabians intelligence and character show through. They will do anything asked of them if they trust the rider, even things that would spook most horses. There is one aspect in which no other horse can compare: endurance racing. There has never been, and probably never will be any other horse that can outrun an Arabian over long distances. The movie Hidalgo might have been a cool movie to watch an American paint beat Arabians, but it won't happen in real life. For hundreds of years Arabians were bred by the Bedouins in the deserts of Egypt and the Arabian pennisula. They were meticulous how they bred their horses. Funny aspect but the Bedouins prized their mares the most. They didn't care as much for stallions, but mares were fought with and over. The Bedouins believed that the female line was the most important to keep intact. Even to this day Arabian types are known by the female tail line. (There are different strains of Arabians, they have slightly different traits, but their strain name is traced back through the female line) They kept exhaustive records. I can actually trace the mare that this thread is about (her name is Amani) back to a desertbred Arabian in 1832 (his name was Barq). I was attracted to Arabians by their beauty and conformation; they hold their tail and head very proud. I've stayed with them because of their "usefulness". [/QUOTE]
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