Arabs-can they jump?

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A friend wants an Arab but she also wants to showjump, people have told her not to get an Arab for this but this kind of conflicts with the info she has read up on the breed, so Arab owners-can they jump?:)
 
Someone on here has a beautiful arab and does xc and SJ, cant think who it is but the arab certainly jumps!!
 
Of course they can! But it does depend what level of sj she wants to do. If we are talking riding club/low level affiliated, there is no reason why not. We have two pure and one part bred Arab on our yard. Mine is 14.2hh pure bred, he competes up to 90cm perfectly adequately, often in the ribbons as he's quick and agile as a cat. Friend has a 15hh pure bred who is scooper than mine (have seen him clear 1.20) but more highly strung so he sticks to about 2'6 these days. Third, an Anglo, is now retired but jumped foxhunter in his day.
 
Cob and onion - mine events :) but I think you mean Jess? She hunts too on her stallion who is also a very sucessful show horse.
 
As a breed, they aren't known for having enough scope for world domination type showjumping, but they are very capable of average level stuff and obviously ability varies between individual arabs the same as with any breeds. Some are really very agile horses, and many part bred arabs are cracking jumpers. :)
 
I am not an arab fan but they can definitely jump. There was an old JA stallion Ousbeck, worthhaving a google for him. On the downside though their hocks (not on all, but quite often) tend not to be the best which obviously is quite important for jumping. All things relative there is no reason why she couldn't have years of endless fun at RC level (as I assume if she was doing BS she would gravitate towards a warmblood?)
ETA we have a couple (man and wife) who hunts with us on arabs, one jumps everything, the other picks and chooses, they swap half way through the day so they are very versatile.
 
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The member 'jessamess' on here has a fantastic arab gelding- he can certainly jump! My own arab isn't one for jumping, but just like with any breed you get those that excell at certain disiplines.
 
they are limited by their stature to some extent i suppose in the international comps., however part and anglo-arabs are in the bloodlines of the very best showjumping breeding: ramiro for example, and some part breds with as much as 50 per cent arab have competed at the olympics and won medals in eventing
 
My pure bred was excellent show jumping, esp with tight courses because he was so quick and light on his feet. My part bred was prob better across country than the pure bred as had more scope over the bigger fences and a bit more of a gung ho attitude (pure bred was a stallion and a bit precious with himself :)). Of course you can get one that won't go over a pole without a lot of nonsense but then you get that with any breed.

So I would say if your friend likes and understands Arabs then she will get on very well show jumping one.
 
Yes they can! Mines a fab jumper. Do you remember the Arabian Knights team chasers? Four pure-bred arabs! When training though, if they question why should I jump it, don't reply 'because I told you to' as that will make them down tools, instead say to them 'because it's fun!', & they will be on your side.
 
Arabs can definetly jump...Though sometimes I think it helps if you are a good at jumping (though lots of beginners jump arabs too)

I jumped my purebred arab (the first horse I ever jumped) and she could do 90cm easily (though I couldn't do higher!). I jumped my pba at about 70cm but she wasn't a natural, so never went further. Then when I lost her I decided to look for a horse that I could complete (me being a novice at SJ)...In the end I did choose an ISH, though I would love to have an arab, but at the moment I think a steady eddy type of horse is better for me.

Once I get my confidence up then I would love to have an arab to SJ again in the future. I just think they are more sensitive than other breeds, so will pick up on me being a nervous nelly.

Definetly look up Jessamess - her bay arab is an amazing jumper.
 
pip6 said:
Yes they can! Mines a fab jumper. Do you remember the Arabian Knights team chasers? Four pure-bred arabs! When training though, if they question why should I jump it, don't reply 'because I told you to' as that will make them down tools, instead say to them 'because it's fun!', & they will be on your side.
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I love that answer it made me laugh and is so true :0)
 
Shagya Arabs certainly do. The Hungarian National Stud at Babolna, foundation stud for breed, selects youngstock at 3 with future careers in mind. Those that go on to jump are expected to clear 1.40m.

Fillies are broken to harness at 4 and colts to saddle. Shagya's compete in many sports inc. sj and eventing. Henri Wynmalen's stallion Basa who stood in the Uk in the 1930's was an accomplished dressage horse.

Milton, Ratina Z, Rembrandt and Corso all have Shagya blood in their pedigrees.
 
This one can (78% arab).
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TFC - I do have permission to post this pic. :D
 
Like most breeds, it depends upon the individual horse. I'd have to say that the average 'Arab' wont be wanting to jump 1m+ classes but there are the exceptions, of course. I had a 14.1 Arab when I was young. Jumped him as a JA, then Grade B/C classes when I was out of Juniours. He'd jump a 5' spread x-country with ease and 1.2m sj classes at speed. Not found another like him yet [so far!] :rolleyes:
 
Like everyone else has said, Arabs are great little jumpers. Okay, they won't take you to the Olympics, but neither will a lot of breeds, so I don't think your friend should worry about that ;). One think I would say is that when viewing horses she should make sure she sees them jump, because quite a few people don't include jumping in a young Arab's education, so you do get a number of Arabs who've never really jumped before. This doesn't mean they can't learn, but some of them can be very opinionated about it! Even if the owner says the horses has never jumped before, she should ask for them to take the horse over a tiny jump, just to see their reaction to it. The reason I say this is that I know quite a few Arabs who never learnt to jump as part of their early education and, although they can jump perfectly well now as older horses, they can be pretty unhappy going over a certain height or over unusual or brightly coloured jumps and have a tendency to refuse or run out.
 
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Pure bred 98% Crabbet arab doing her first xc, came 6th on optimum time out of 60 entrants, went clear. Also advanced endurance arab. Rider was a pro event groom, & was so impressed by her ability & power asked to do affiliated eventing on her (my girl does a very reasonable dressage test), which I declined due to her endurance commitments.
 
pip6 said:
Yes they can! Mines a fab jumper. Do you remember the Arabian Knights team chasers? Four pure-bred arabs! When training though, if they question why should I jump it, don't reply 'because I told you to' as that will make them down tools, instead say to them 'because it's fun!', & they will be on your side.
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Exactly! They are more than capable of jumping- but sometimes they just cannot see the point of it.:p

Currently teaching mine to jump.......which is interesting, as no-one has ever bothered introducing him to a trotting pole.......:eek: We've managed a 30cm cross pole so far, but when he enjoys something and 'gets' it- he's fine.
 
pip6 said:
Yes they can! Mines a fab jumper. Do you remember the Arabian Knights team chasers? Four pure-bred arabs! When training though, if they question why should I jump it, don't reply 'because I told you to' as that will make them down tools, instead say to them 'because it's fun!', & they will be on your side.
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Brilliant post;)
 
daisybe33 said:
I love that answer it made me laugh and is so true :0)
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I totally agree!

My OH's rellies have just bought a pure arab hunting/PC pony for their daughter. I found him on Horsemart (can't lin* to the ad as it's been ta*en down now) and it caught my eye because the pics in the ad showed him sailing over hedges out with the Beaufort! The ad didn't say anything about his breeding and I totally understand why.

This horse is fantastic! He's sweet, sensible, forward going but not silly (unli*e a couple of part breds I've had in the past) and really scopey. The seller had hunted him from the age of twelve when she was tiny and showed us loads of pics of him flying over big show jumps (including water trays and scary fillers), jumping round open hunter trials and walls and rails aswell as hedges out hunting. We were also told that he has team chased and is really quic* in a jump off.

I wish I could have bought him for myself as I love arabs and he is just my sort of horse, but I'm going to have to wait until he's been outgrown!
 
HashRouge said:
Okay, they won't take you to the Olympics, but neither will a lot of breeds, so I don't think your friend should worry about that ;).
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I know Tamarillo wasn't a pure Arab but he has a fair amount in him. He went to the Olympics.

I used to own an arab who could jump the moon on a good day. Capable of BE novice fences at least. But on other days he would refuse at a very small log that he could easily walk over. I think it depends on the horse. Known some Arabs who never put a put wrong jumping.
 
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Have a look at a young anglo (50% arab) stallion, Yawlhill Billy. He is by Dhruv, one of his last conceived at Biddesdon Stud (Tamarillo). He is a good size lad (16hh ish), covers mares, competing in affiliated eventing, & already achieved his 160km FEI 3* endurance award. I've seen him out competing (endurance) loads of times, good looking lad who loves to work. He's got an injury at the moment, which will mess up this season, but he may be an anglo to watch.

If he gets up the eventing grades at least you'd be certain of plenty in the tank getting to the finish!
 
Depends on the arab. H used to jump everything the bigger horses did out hunting, including some whopping hedges (not with me, I hasten to add, I'm too chicken). He had one heck of a pop on him in his day.

Spud enjoys XC, he may not be the most talented jumper in the world but he likes it. Showjumps he's less enamoured by, but I think he needs to see the point (ie get from a to b over this log), rather than just jumping something because it's there.
 
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