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[zara-190]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here (sort of) and thought I'd introduce myself. I live South Yorks and I have 2 lovely boys (I am biased) on livery. I have a 17 year old black Arabian and a 10 year old Andie x who I imported from Spain in 2011. some of you may recognise me I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you and reading the threads.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Hello fellow arabian horse owner. I'd love to see photos of your horses if you want to share.

 

[On the Hoof]

Hi Zara welcome tothe forum.

 

[npage123]

Welcome Zara-190! Your horses sounds beatiful and I've not even seen photos of them! (I've got a 22 year old 16.2 semi-retired TB - gone are his days of eventing, SJ, and all things strenuous - he now lives the life of Riley.)

 

[breederarab]

Hi,
I used to breed Arabs before moving to Australia. We had 2 stallions, our main stallion was ml joecyon,
a pure bred Spanish by Procyon. He was my 1st horse & you could not hope for a better one. As a " larger" person he was the only one of our Arabs who could carry me. But what a gentleman, ridden out on his own or with mares or our other stallion, he never played up. Just what you want for a novice rider. But he could still compete in with a "proper" rider on board. Some people have a problem with Arabs and I must admit our younger stallion could be a handful but as he was only 14.3, he was quite easy to control.
"Joey" on the other hand was 15.3,built like a battleship, strong as an ox but with all the attributes of a top quality Arab.
He may have been a gentleman under saddle but in the stableyard his stallion qualities were always on display. I still remember ( & maybe still bear the scars) the time I walked too close to him leading a young colt & he went for the colt. Unfortunately he missed & got me. He picked me up ( all18 stone of me) but soon realised he had got the wrong one & let go. That was my mistake, you have to respect a stallion, but not be afraid of him.
That goes for all well bred Arabians, they should be able to be handled by anyone, even a child.
So you're not biased Sara, you've just got a very well bred boy.

 

[Sue Rathbone]

Hi,
I used to breed Arabs before moving to Australia. We had 2 stallions, our main stallion was ml joecyon,
a pure bred Spanish by Procyon. He was my 1st horse & you could not hope for a better one. As a " larger" person he was the only one of our Arabs who could carry me. But what a gentleman, ridden out on his own or with mares or our other stallion, he never played up. Just what you want for a novice rider. But he could still compete in with a "proper" rider on board. Some people have a problem with Arabs and I must admit our younger stallion could be a handful but as he was only 14.3, he was quite easy to control.
"Joey" on the other hand was 15.3,built like a battleship, strong as an ox but with all the attributes of a top quality Arab.
He may have been a gentleman under saddle but in the stableyard his stallion qualities were always on display. I still remember ( & maybe still bear the scars) the time I walked too close to him leading a young colt & he went for the colt. Unfortunately he missed & got me. He picked me up ( all18 stone of me) but soon realised he had got the wrong one & let go. That was my mistake, you have to respect a stallion, but not be afraid of him.
That goes for all well bred Arabians, they should be able to be handled by anyone, even a child.
So you're not biased Sara, you've just got a very well bred boy.

 

[Sue Rathbone]

Hi Paul, Joe was indeed a gent. He passed away with me by his side on 9/12/13. He was treated like a prince till the day he passed. Very much missed. I'll attach some recent photos of Charlie (20)and Spike (19)