Tell me your views on the Arab

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kitkatz4life

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I have a pure breed Crabbet Arabian (76% Crabbet) and he is the most gentle creature: friendly, patient, intelligent, etc., with great conformation: good bones and feet, is strong, is meaty (not fat, but has a bit of a barrel chest, not a bony thing, etc). I know Arabs don't always have a good name. Tell me your views on Arabs, both Arab owners and non-Arab owners alike. I personally don't like the show Arabs, but love good, sturdy 'old-fashioned' Arabs.
 
I have an arab x sec D and he is the most devine horse I have ever have had the priveledge of owning.
He is beautiful to look at, forward going but always obedient and has the stamina of a full Arab so can hunt/hack all day - the last time we jumped he did 7 rounds without a jump down - he is like the energizer bunny!
Like yours, he has the most gentle, kindest nature, and although a little wary of strangers, once he gets to know you, he will be your friend for life.
Definitely my horse of a lifetime.....
 
i'm a fan of the crabbet arab too.I used to own one but sadly he had to be pts at just 4 yrs of age. They are very intelligent and loving horses and very versatile too.
 
The best breed ever, bar TBs
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they're a horse, have nothing against them, as long as it had 4 legs, nothing wrong with it and was capable of doing what i wanted there would be no reason why i wouldn't own one.
 
I love them to look at, elegant and totally different.

However, every single arab I have ever known has been fizzy, silly and a real handful to ride and tbh, that's has always put me off owning one....(I've been riding over 25 yrs btw so have seen a fair few arabs!!!).....

But hey, each to their own eh?!
 
seriously the only fizzy and silly arabs are the ones that aren't handled properly. Treat them like a horse and not a fashion statement and they will behave like a horse. That said there is always the odd one thats a nightmare just like any other breed!
 
i used to ride arabs when was younger - i like arabs, very floaty!!!! lol - but now need something bit more substantial as dont think they would carry me!!! lol
 
I was on a yard for over 10 years that also was a crabbet Arab stud. Lovely, lovely horses, very bright and affectionate, usually sensible as long as the owner/rider was!

They turned their hooves to everything - dressage, hunting, endurance even driving
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Very good doers, tbh often fat as pigs if they weren't in hard work....but when I was looking for a horse I decided against a crabbet Arab because I didn't want a horse that was brighter than me.
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I'm not a fan of the egyptian "show" type Arab both in looks and temperament - they often seem to be the silly spindly type of horse that give Arabs their "scatty" rep.

No offence to anyone who has a show Arab - honest!
 
i have a little AA mare, her Arab side is all Crabbet. She's an absolute joy to own - the only downside being that she hasn't grown since she was three and is too small for me to ride.

She's an absolute sweetheart who jumps as though she's on springs.
 
My arab is wonderful.
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Smart, strong and entertaining (for which read lacked brakes as a youngster and is powered by adrenalin!
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I would definately have another - but it'd have to be tall as I'm long legged and can easily look under-horsed.


So, if anyone knows of a 16hh+ arab going I'll happily change my user name to Four!
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I agree - I love them and hardly ever see the good sturdy old fashioned kind for sale. I really dislike those with really dished faces tho. They are really good fun horses.
 
I've had very little to do with arabs, and have never been fortunate enough to ride one, but the two I have come into close contact with were fantastic horses and I would love to own one, especially a Crabbet.

Like a couple of other posters, I'd need one at the larger end of the scale as I'm just a touch over 6' tall.
 
Here are our two highly strung flighty beasts:
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I always say that an arab should be calm enough to live in your tent and yet firey enough to take you to war. They are bred to be war horses. And a neurotic flighty animal isn't going to be any good in a war situation - they've got to be 'with you', brave and courageous and loyal.

The amount of people who say to us that they don't normally like arabs, but they like ours....

Just to show that they do wake up too:
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(photo thanks to West End Photography)

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I used to have a 14.1hh Egyptian Arab on loan (the one on the left in my avatar) and I loved her. I like "hot" horses like Arabs and TB's anyways but she was so intelligent, much more going on "upstairs" than the other horses at my friend's yard where she was. She was very lively but safe and we used to go for gallops and she took quickly to side saddle as well even though she was 17 and never had one on her back before.
Here she is being an Arab
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I used to work on a Arab stud (mostly Crabbet/Spanish/Polish bloodlines). They bred big substantial horses for riding showing, used to win a lot under saddle. They also did endurance and racing, and we used to hack a lot and sometimes to a bit of jumping. Once they trust you, Arabs are the bravest horses you will ever meet. I love them
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Liking or disliking, or anything in between, is a bit like eating snails, you have to try them for yourself first to decide if you like them enough to have more. It's a personal thing.

I really, REALLY dislike escargots, and frogs legs, and moules.
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As I've had arabs for 20 years I guess I like them enough to have them around, basically though, they are still just horses.
 
I have a gorgeous Arab gelding who I have owned now for 5 years. He was quite low mileage when I decided to buy him because he was not gelded/backed untill he was about 10 and also his owner had lost interest, so he had not done alot. Initially he was a bit 'special' and it also didn't help that I was extremely nervous, but he soon calmed down and is now so laid back he's horizontal!

He's very quiet to ride (has been ridden by children and 74 year old lady), handle, and good to do in every way. He is also a very good doer.

So from my limited experience I would say, hes no different to any other breed (I suspect he's easier!).
 
I have an Anglo Arab by Sisyrinchium who is crabbet. He is everything i wanted, expected and thought he'd be.
The stud i got him from bred Tamarillo. AA can be taller so for all of you who want a tall horse that is the way to go. My boy is to make 16hh.
 
My grandaughter has an arab (Crabbet 98.29%) and he's a real sweetheart. He jumps, hunts and does a bit of dressage. He taught her almost everything she knows. I am not so keen on she Egyptian type, Crabbet types are more substantial and a little less loony.
 
I always wonder how they get such bizarre percentages. I have an anglo who is allegedly 54% arab, not sure how that happened. I could understand 50%, 75% or 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%, all seems a bit complicated to me.

Anyway my boy is lovely, very affectionate, loyal (he follows me around like a dog
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) has loads of stamina, he can get a bit fizzy but is never dangerous or suicidal like some horses! I think he's great and would happily get another part or purebred one day.
 
I own a pure bred and tbh he is the best horse I have ever ridden and owned I would NEVER own anything else!!!

I show my instructors (how I got involved in the breed) arabs and then when I bought a horse I of course bought an arab a little arab mare, I sadly out grew her so sold her on... I now own a 7 year old 16hh pure bred egyptian arabain!!! <3

He is the absolute love of my life!!! Arabs are just so special, they are so intelligent and just amazing amazing creatures to handle and be around...

I love it coz the people that hate arabs they are naughty for I just find it so funny!!! People say ''oh they are so highly strung ect ect'' but they know that you don't like them they aren't stupid!!!

I Just love being around them, I love the way they move and act... My boy is so so trusting, you build such a strong relationship with them I find other horses boring and they aren't as interested in you and I don't find other horses as 'special' or loving

My boy- Av Kubla Khan (Tiger) I show him, and produced him myself I also compete in show jump and cross county and even hunt him

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Love him SO SO much!!! Best breed in the WORLD!!!

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My new horse arrived home last Friday - she is an 11 year old chesnut pure arab mare who is approx 65% crabbet.

She hadn't travelled for 9 years when she came to me so I hired a transporter to deliver her. She slept all the way home in the lorry and unloaded like a pro, within half an hour was grazing quietly in the field and didn't so much as trot when she went out - people were even joking that she must have been drugged as she was so laid back.

She is built like a brick outhouse, with a chest like a tank, but moves as light as a feather (when she can be bothered!).

In the week or so that I have known her, she has been polite, relaxed and clever. She has quietly fitted herself into my world and has worked out how i like things done and is doing her best to oblige, despite my set up being completely different to the way she has spent the first 11 years of her life.

I spent a long time looking, and am over the moon that I found her.
 
I have a pure bred polish ex-racing arab on loan. He has his few scatty moments but generally he is brilliant to ride, he will go on all day, is very loving and loyal, very intelligent and I wouldn't have any other breed after having the pleasure of having such a fab boy. I love the presence they have about them, their looks and they are tough little horses. Absolutely love them!
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Arabs are the ultimate sport horse and best friend. I've got five (with my mare in foal so soon to be six) and would not even contemplate a different breed. They've all got different personalities, one is sharp and bouncy, one is single minded and can be stubborn, one is sensitive, one is totally human centric and you can do anything with her and the other is bold, brave and chilled out to ride. But the important things they have in common are intelligence, curiosity, trainability, adaptability, stamina, genuineness and a real interest in human beings. They all want to communicate with humans and go on adventures with you. It's a true partnership with any arab.

They are all different shapes and sizes, my three year old will probably only make 14.2hh but will be barrel shaped so will ride bigger. My mare is a very solid 15.2hh, my Geldings are 15.hh (but takes an extra wide saddle), 15.3hh (but skinner) and my newest boy is full up 16hh and very substantial. He came out of racing last August and is the bravest, boldest, most sensitive, genuine horse you could meet. He is not in the least bit fizzy or dizzy. Most people see him and would never guess he's an arab:

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I've had people ask if he's a warmblood - what an insult! But when he does his floaty trot across the field, with his tail flagged - then you can see he's all arab.
 
The pure arabs are a bit too "dishy" for my liking. But I do love part bred arabs.
My previous loan mare was gorgeous...very flighty, highly strung and quirky. But as someone previously said...I treated her like a horse and not a fashion item...and once I clicked with her she became the most loyal, loving and well behaved mare I've ever had!

I also had an arabxappaloosa 5 year old...he was spooky...but tbh he was a bit dim...maybe as he was a baby...or the appaloosa in him? :P

I hear so many people go on about how they don't like arabs etc and they are good for nothing but endurance and showing.....but isn't it the arab breed that has influenced so many breeds throughout history to make them better?
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I wouldn't mind a pure arab if they ever grew big enough for me! One of the main reasons why I stick with part breds
 
I love the thicker set smaller arabs, not keen on the tall spindley looking things. A woman at a yard I used to visit had a wonderful pure arab mare, she was perfect to ride and in every way - bloody owner didn't know what she had!
I have a coloured horse who I think is about half/three quarters arab, and the most highly strung/bloody minded/beautiful, fun horse ever. Also had a little 3yo arab gelding a few years ago, he had such a nice canter you could sit there all day (he'd canter all day too)

I think the flighty, ditzy arabs tend to be owned by flighty, ditzy owners
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