LadyGascoyne
Still Fig-uring it out...
I get what you mean about balance.
I have Mim, who is barely 15hh on her tiptoes and 80% arab. She’s the best type of arab to my mind, not flighty or silly at all, but with real spark and liveliness. She is so confident and brave. The Bedouin would always use mares for war, and she does feel like the kind of horse you could ride into battle on ?
She’s quite economical in her action- very sound but lacking in elasticity or extravagance. She’s also 4 so has a bit of baby brain going on- 15 to 20 min of solid learning is quite enough and then she’s too easily distracted.
And now I have Milagra, who is 15, imported from Spain a few years ago and could not be more different. She’s much more practical and mature in her brain than Mim, and she has very expressive paces.
She rides like she’s performing the role of an armchair in a Russian ballet. I worry about her hocks, as they will have seen a lot of work in their lives, and I suspect that will have a consequence.
I have been told that she does have sweet itch but she hasn’t shown any signs of it here. I do low sugar anyway so she’ll only be getting sugars in grass.
They compliment each other nicely from a balance perspective but I also think there is a lot to be said for having similar types, metabolically. Much easier to be able to manage them together than have to split up or feed at different intervals etc.
I have Mim, who is barely 15hh on her tiptoes and 80% arab. She’s the best type of arab to my mind, not flighty or silly at all, but with real spark and liveliness. She is so confident and brave. The Bedouin would always use mares for war, and she does feel like the kind of horse you could ride into battle on ?
She’s quite economical in her action- very sound but lacking in elasticity or extravagance. She’s also 4 so has a bit of baby brain going on- 15 to 20 min of solid learning is quite enough and then she’s too easily distracted.
And now I have Milagra, who is 15, imported from Spain a few years ago and could not be more different. She’s much more practical and mature in her brain than Mim, and she has very expressive paces.
She rides like she’s performing the role of an armchair in a Russian ballet. I worry about her hocks, as they will have seen a lot of work in their lives, and I suspect that will have a consequence.
I have been told that she does have sweet itch but she hasn’t shown any signs of it here. I do low sugar anyway so she’ll only be getting sugars in grass.
They compliment each other nicely from a balance perspective but I also think there is a lot to be said for having similar types, metabolically. Much easier to be able to manage them together than have to split up or feed at different intervals etc.
