Sort of follow on from the 'what horse do you not like thread' arab lovers especially

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It seems a lot of people dislike arabs these days particularly because of their heads (which I must admit to do seem to be getting progressively stretched and sea horse like) so I think we should have a thread to show off how beautiful arab horses can be.

I particular I would also like if someone could explain to me the differences between all the types eg. Egyptian, Polish, Spanish, Crabbet, old fashioned as although I think they are stunning and would love to own one someday I am bit clueless and confused :o

Oh and as many pictures as possible please :D

Baked potato and twirls as a bribe (is it to early for damson vodka).
 
My old mare ' millie ' wasn't too dished , but she was loyal , loving and had the most amazing temperament , a real dream horse.

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Hi Cloball,

I've no idea how to post pics on here (shame as I've some stunning ones) but I have some beautiful Arabians (with seahorse heads) .. I think we all like different things, we all think our horse is the best :) as it is to us :) and it is true alot of Arab owners and breeders would dislike something that had a head different to an Arabian, like a cob or a new forest....

It's sad really but all horses are special in their own way - I've got welsh A's at my yard too - cheeky little characters, and over the years I've owned a whole range of breeds of horses, they have all been beautiful to me in their own way :)

The difference between the Egyptian, Polish, English, Crabbet, Russian Arabians is in their bloodlines :) they also excel in different spheres and some are more "typey" than others.

I wouldn't swap my Arabs for the world :) .. and on the same note I'd have room in my heart for a cob or a new forest :) they truly all are beautiful within.

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Here's my Polish boy:
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Please excuse my random posture!
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He doesn't have an exaggerated head, and I have been asked before if he's a part-bred, but he's full arab :) He's opinionated, courageous, willing, fun, complex and I adore him and wouldn't swap him for the world.

As for all the different types, I'll let someone more knowledgable than me explain that one, I just know that I love the breed :)
 
I wish I had pictures of my old arab on the computer. He was a rangy, angular Polish arab with a very plain head for an arab. He was neurotic, hyper and sensitive, but also kind, generous and with the stamina to outpace every horse on the yard, even at the age of 25. I was on the lookout for an arab when my little spanish pony stole my heart instead, but I would have another arab in a flash.
 
Well I have two arabs. When I bought the grey filly, I was quite taken aback with how many people were very negative about the breed. However, whenever those very same people met her (especially if they got to know her well) they all loved her as she is a total delight and very athletic. When I moved, one lady (who kept her mare with mine) said that she was going to miss her terribly. Quite a turn around. :D

Anyhoo... photos. :) (Sorry to everyone who's seen these a million times).

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The chestnut is only a yearling and his head will change alot as he grows.

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The grey filly is by Calimeer and the chestnut gelding is by AV Montoya.
 
My old mare was 3/4 bred by the stallion Shinerba, who was pretty much pure Crabbet. She had a lovely head, good substance and was sound all her life.

I am now on the lookout for pure bred, having lost her back in the winter. Not sure how my search will go, but I'm looking for a Crabbet bred mare. There does seem to be a resurgence of these bloodlines, maybe because of the extreme nature of the dished faces that were becoming prevelant in the showring not sitting easy with many breeders. It does seem to be the ones with the Egyptian breeding that have these exagerated features, the Crabbet/Old English, Polish and Russian being of the more conventional type!! I have a book about the history of arab breeding by Lady Blunt, and it's interesting to note that she traded horses with both those countries, and I think it does show in the horses today.

Anyway, if anyone knows of a nice mare for sale, please let me know!!!
 
A question for you arab experts - which branch of the arab family make the best allround riding horses? I know that certain types are best for showing in-hand, endurance, etc, but have no idea which is which!

I had a couple of half-breds to ride as a kid, but have no idea which type they were, both were foaled in the 70's. One was by Ludo but I have no idea who the parents of the other were, she was reg AHS but I only loaned her so never saw her papers.

My husband's god-daughter had a pure bred bought for her back in the summer and he is fab. He hunted for seven seasons with the Beaufort with his previous owner and god-daughter is now hooked on hunting!
 
They should all be good riding horses and all be good for Endurance, but obviously each horse will be better at certain things, like with all breeds :D

My mum's old Crabbet mare was chunky and well built, but had a set of lungs on her which meant she never tired and she loved to gallop! Jumping was a bit lively and dressage way too boring! She was made for Endurance and had the heart for it! A fantastic hack!

Pasha (our Polish x Russian) raced before we got him and is very fast even to this day, at 24 years young! But he turned out to be fantastic at Dressage too! He likes to jump natural xc type fences best, but will go over a showjump too!

Shesky is a bit of a mixture - not very fast, good at dressage and jumping and nice to hack out. He hasn't got a great level of natural stamina, but gets very fit very quickly so easily worked on!
 
Ok, non arab person here but IME

Crabbet - short and square types, typey head but not exaggerated, usually decent weight carriers but not as "pretty" as the Egyptians. My favourites, all the ones I know are nice sensible horses that will give everything a go.

Egyptians - slight, narrower but still got the big ribcage, very seahorse heads. Usually very, very showy .Often scatty :D (sorry)

Polish - Taller, athletic but sturdy types, plainer heads. Tend to be sensible but stubborn on occasion...

Spanish - only met a few but they were similar in temp to the Egyptians, just sturdier - I wasn't that keen on them!

Russian - similar to Polish in looks, don't think I've personally met any...

I love riding an Arab but always said I'd never own one. Having a horse that's much cleverer than you is scary :)
 
i've owned several horses over the years including cobs,ID,TB,all sorts of part breds and pure bred arabs.I love all types. my favorite arab is the straight egyptian.
 
rhino said:
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Stunning :) My favourite HHO horse I think.
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Oh gawd! That's going to inflate her already quite frankly mahooosive ego! :rolleyes:


fidleyspromise said:
They're all gorgeous but I love Calimeer :)
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He's lovely and he was at HOYS today in the ridden stallions. Sadly he didn't place but he was the youngest stallion there and apparently coped with the electric atmosphere brilliantly. I'm very proud of him and I'm sure that my filly is too. :)

^ *woooosh* there goes her ego again. :eek: One day it'll get so big that it'll pop! :p
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I really wish that I'd had my camera the other day. A friend popped over to see the new yearling and she wanted all the attention to be on her, so she squeezed between us and him and then did her very best lippizaner impression. It was so funny and she kept on doing funny little rears, squatting down on her hind legs and holding the position for several seconds, just like a levade.

She's hilarious. :D
 
Lovely Arab photos. Here is my Arab. I don't think his head is too ugly. :p

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He's pretty much half Crabbet, half Russian, I think and he's a very good boy, as well as being super gorgeous. :)
 
I wouldn't have thought about having an Arab before but having ridden one all summer I am smitten. If I get my own at some point I will definatley consider one. There ridden manners seem to be very good
 
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