--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<snip> > > > >Someone must have trai- er, taught you well. ;} > > > Aye. I also have a strong self-preservation > > > instinct. :-D > > > >Lead Mare Maru > > > >Frauliching Through Feilds Of Fowlers Maru :) > > > Ah, Fraulein! Holstein, Hannoverian or > Oldenburg? ;) > >Ooh! Bonus points!!! :D > Ha! :) I've forgotten a lot! > >And you didn't say "Schleswiger Heavy Draft," which > >does *not* earn extra points, but does confirm your > training... ;) <snip> > ...I used to be obsessed with horses > when I was a kid and started riding at a very young > age.... Check!!! re: obsession, but didn't get to start really riding until I was an adult. Worth the wait! (Although I'll never be a jumper - if I'd started as a kid I might have had a chance, but I was a dreadful klutz; now I'm merely *slightly* klutzy. ;} ) > >P.S. Oldenburg-Arab cross...the ones I've met are > neat! > > Very cool! :) Have you found anything that stands > out about their personalities? Just curious. The few I've dealt with have charming personalities, a mix of Arab fire&spirit and warmblood calm - inquisitive without being 'spooky'; they are very versatile WRT usage (hunter, dressage, trail etc.) and are quite handsome animals. Here is a local fellow: http://www.manganarabians.com/gallery.html I understand that they are popular in Europe, and 'Arabian sporthorses' are becoming more popular in the US as they are smaller than many warmbloods (which tend to be over 16-and-a-half hands), and are more 'responsive' in the people-oriented sense. Because more and more women are getting into riding, a smaller horse might be better suited - frex I'm only 5'4" and I look rather silly on a 17-and-a-half hand horse! - and most women really want a 'relationship' with a horse rather than a push-button automaton type (IOW difference between a companion vs. a pure working animal). Of course, as this article points out, Arabian ancestry is found in most warmbloods anyway, via Thoroughbred in-crosses if not directly. http://www.superiorarabianheritage.com/cross/cross.htm This 2002 article from _Dressage Today_ has pix, but the tiny font is rather hard on the eyes: http://www.fancierfarm.com/generic63.html Other Arab 'sporthorse' crosses becoming more popular include Andalusian, Freisian, Hanoverian, Lippizzan, Trahkener, Percheron (yup!) and other draft breeds. (Anglo-Arabs (part Thoroughbred), 'National Show Horses' (part Saddlebred), Morabs (part-Morgan) and Quarabs (part Quarter Horse) are already well-established crosses, though not all are 'sporthorses'.) Debbi Ask A Simple Question, Get A Lengthy Answer Maru ;) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
