classicalfan
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I guess it all depends on how far back you go. Breeding always seems to encourage some lively debate. Hwever, a nice horse is always a nice horse.
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Iberian horses similar to Arab/tb's?
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Cortez
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Yes, unfortunately the Spanish breeders did a bit of experimental "improving" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in an atempt to eliminate the lovely "hawk's profile" of the Andalusian head, luckily not a total success as you still see it frequently. There are lots of straight or even dished heads today, but they are now trying to go back to the sub-convex profile.
noblesteed
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By saying they are more like a section D than a true 'hot-blooded' horse (well mine is, though he's luso x andy x connie, so the connie part makes him more native) I meant they are solid, a leg in each corner, bold, handsome and showy, similar size and have an attitude more like a section D than a tb. It may be because a lot of spanish stock was used to develop the bigger welshies.
Anyway I'm not an expert, I just read a book about them
Because I had to find out about them, being a dummy/numpty and buying one with NO clue what I was taking on!!!! I was one of the idiots who was wowed by a pretty horse, who promptly put me in A and E.
Riding-wise mine 'floats' like an arab does (when he feels like it!), he just feels a lot more solid. Ladies coo over how handsome he is. I don't think he is anything like a tb though.
Anyway I'm not an expert, I just read a book about them
Because I had to find out about them, being a dummy/numpty and buying one with NO clue what I was taking on!!!! I was one of the idiots who was wowed by a pretty horse, who promptly put me in A and E.Riding-wise mine 'floats' like an arab does (when he feels like it!), he just feels a lot more solid. Ladies coo over how handsome he is. I don't think he is anything like a tb though.
MotherOfChickens
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^^ it wasn't meant as a criticism just that there is more to the Iberian history than is told by modern breeders and although PMG is very experienced with the PRE he isn't a paleontologist or a historian. it's worth reading around the subject if you are interested.
attitude wise I find the Section D's and Lusitanos very different.
anyway, there are numerous different lines in Iberians with different characteristics. they are not all made equal and no, they aren't a good horse for inexperienced handlers unless they are willing to learn and sometimes think outside of the box.
I like to say mine is both the most complicated and uncomplicated horse I know, make of that what you will lol! I will be getting another one at some point though, after looking at some other breeds/types I know I want another lusitano.
just that there is more to the Iberian history than is told by modern breeders and although PMG is very experienced with the PRE he isn't a paleontologist or a historian. it's worth reading around the subject if you are interested. attitude wise I find the Section D's and Lusitanos very different.
anyway, there are numerous different lines in Iberians with different characteristics. they are not all made equal and no, they aren't a good horse for inexperienced handlers unless they are willing to learn and sometimes think outside of the box.
I like to say mine is both the most complicated and uncomplicated horse I know, make of that what you will lol! I will be getting another one at some point though, after looking at some other breeds/types I know I want another lusitano.
tristar
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after riding a good thoroughbred i find the anda x aa a piece of cake to ride, very easy, and some iberians rather boring unless well schooled, the arab is somewhere in the middle, i think they all seem to have a different point of balance and different natural paces which should be taken into account when embarking upon training them they are really three very different breeds and more importantly have been bred to perform specific tasks.
as with all breeds that become 'en vogue' the andalusian will suffer from falling into the wrong hands, or from not receiving the long and necessarily patient training needed by a specialist horse.
as with all breeds that become 'en vogue' the andalusian will suffer from falling into the wrong hands, or from not receiving the long and necessarily patient training needed by a specialist horse.