Arabs vs...?

For me its the ride, I am tall and when I ride one I feel like Im riding nothing. I like the look of them but they are certainly not for me, Everyone has their own opinion I prefer stockier horses.
 
I am a chunky horse lover.Arabs are stunning horses but not my cup of tea!.
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I love Arabs!!

I think some people maybe put off as they are fine. Or that sometimes they aren't the sanest of horses, but I have found you either get a super silly one, or one that will be a horse for life that will do anything.
 
Ive always liked the look of Arabs, I love Gabrielle Boiselle's calendars of them, but riding and temperment wise they are not my cup of tea. I like a sturdier, stockier horse, more middleweight type.
 
I love them and own one. He is an absolute gem,really good although not boring and is very intelligent, always wants to play, I love him v.much!!!!!!!
 
I agree totally with the comment about them either being super-silly or the horse of a lifetime! Mine is def the horse of a lifetime for me, I love him to pieces (although he can be a frustrating little b*gger at times!).
I think people often don't like them because they don't see the best side of them. In my experience some people who have arabs almost encourage them to be the stereotypical flighty silly creatures, whereas if you bring them up normally, they aren't like that at all!
My farrier told me the other day that my arab is possibly the best mannered horse he knows, and he is turning into a fab riding club allrounder as well, neither of which many people would expect of a purebred. My SJ insructor rode him recently and was surprised by how 'big' he rode, despite being 15hh with his shoes on.
BUT you do get ridiculously silly ones, sure it is partly the way they are brought up though! I'd keep looking if I were you though OP, I wouldn't swap my boy for all the warmbloods or ISH under the sun! (not that you don't get some lovely ones of course, just that he is really special to me!)
 
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I love arabs but prefer the ponies with more bone. I Sold a half arab x cob last year at 6yo and he was fab. Arabs are intellegent.
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Beautiful!
When I was a kid, my fav pony was a little Arab, and I have always loved them.
I bought two yearlings 3 years ago, one full arab, one 77.3% (lol) and love them to bits.
Phantom is my daughters pony, for a youngster he is very chilled, but typically arab (joggy, bouncy curious!)
Harley is going to a friend soon to be backed and have fun with, I look forward to the day when I can ride him
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I love the breed.
I'm also a sucker for TB's,
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I think Arabs reflect the temperament of their owners! I have two, both pretty steady although the youngster is spooky (but not silly). They're intelligent, responsive, fun rides but they have long memories for what they see as injustice so you need to be polite with them - ask don't tell!

My older horse was a great all-rounder despite my main passion being endurance. He could jump like a stag and do a decent dressage test although he hated it.
 
I owned one for 19 years - he was a 15.3 big Arab. After racing him for 4 seasons, I started doing endurance with him which he absolutely loved, successfully completing rides of up to 60 miles. In all the years and all the miles we clocked up together, I never fell off him and he had a huge heart. The trick with Arabs is doing something with them that they enjoy. They love work and being out and about and they are definitely not just a pretty face!
 
I own a yearling arab and adore the breed. I bought a youngster so she will be of my own making. I consider her to be extremely sensitive to me and instinctive. She is putting her trust into me and we are doing the bag etc training at present.

They have many wonderful qualities and when looking for a horse and considering its breed I think you need to consider what you as a rider wishes to do and think long term about your goals.

I have got mine, as I like to hack for miles and miles and would like to get into endurance in the future. I wanted a hardy, responsive, clever horse that was designed for the job, as Arabs are.
 
Last horse was an arab. Never thought I would have one as I have always liked a good amount of horse under me. But my friend insisted we went to see him and much to my own suprise I bought him.
I knew nothing about his history and one night I stuck his name on google and there to my shock I found pictures of him and a site about his sire who was called Persik, who is aparently a very famous endurance horse. Turns out my own lad was very sucsesful as well.
I only ever hacked him and did a wee bit RC on him and he loved it. He was like a loyal dog, would follow me around and was full of love. He could be wired to the moon to ride, but somehow never felt unsafe...just very fast.
Lost him in october 05. He was a one off.
 
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