What breed of horses DON'T you like?

Fany Du Champ said:
Here is about the war horses, there is more in other places as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_the_Middle_Ages

And if you scroll down, Ardennes and what Julius Caesar had to say about them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes_horse

Alpha mare- I think the Flemish horse is a descendant of the Ardennes, the Ardennes is one of the oldest breeds in the world.

Fany wants everyone to know she is not, and never was, for eating!
FDC
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Thanks for those. I'm amazed it's on wikipedia now - a few years ago (maybe more, it is often long than I think!) I looked into it and couldn't find any reference to size!

It would be criminal to eat Fany...
 
Fany its entirely possible they are related. Although the flemish is a much larger horse. My boy has the pangere gene like Fany does but he is a buckskin.

Here is some info off the web:

Other Names: Cheval de Trait Belge, Great Horse

Origin: Belgium

Color: Black, bay, chestnut, gray.

Avg Height: 16.1 to 16.3 hh

Avg Weight: 1540 to 2000 lbs

Build: Heavy.

Temperament: Docile and patient.

Main use: To carry knights in armor into battle.

Special abilities: Today the closest descendant of this breed is the Brabant Belgian (heavy European version).

History: These horses existed before Caesar's time, and were known to carry soldiers and knights into battle. They were bred with endurance and great strength to carry the armor that a knight would wear. Flemish horses were thought to be extinct, until 1993, when someone undertook it to follow the old emigrations, and discovered that the true descendants of the Flemish Horse were in the United States. With hard work and dedication, the breed was re-born, and at the 1995, 25 horses of this race were once again stationed in Flanders. The goal is to revive the prestigious past of the Flemish Horse by showing what these wonderful horses can offer. These horses hold ancient genes that reflect a life in the past, and they constitute an invaluable cultural and historical inheritance.
 
Fany Du Champ said:
That has got to be one of the double entendres yet! And Fany gets a lot of them.
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FDC
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Sniggers. I nearly wrote in a previous reply "FDC, how fluffy is your Fany?! :eek:" Then I read it back and thought :eek::eek::eek:

There is literally nothing you can say about your horse without it sounding wrong! :D:D
 
Arabs have some of the highest bone density of any breed - their legs maybe skinny but they are strong :D

I don't dislike any breed but I'd only part with cash for a pure bred Arab - other breeds just aren't clever enough for me!

It makes me laugh some of the comments I hear (not directed at anyone in particular by the way)about Arabs when most people commenting wouldn't know one if it bit them on the bum... the amount of people who think my boys are either WBs, Anglo-Arabs or TBs is amazing! Even vets ask me what breed they are! Both very well bred pure bred Arabs thanks :D
 
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JFTD said:
Sniggers. I nearly wrote in a previous reply "FDC, how fluffy is your Fany?! :eek:" Then I read it back and thought :eek::eek::eek:

There is literally nothing you can say about your horse without it sounding wrong! :D:D
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*Sniggers*

Fany is getting clipped soon so won't be fluffy for much longer. And even that doesn't sound right!

FDC
 
Never been a great fan of Arabs or Shetlands. IMO Shetlands are useful for teaching tiny children to ride and that's it. Sorry but wouldn't want to show them in hand (unless I was said tiny child). Not overly keen on gypsy type cobs either - I'm old enough to remember when that's what they were.

Might change my mind if I had a lot to do with one of the above breeds but this is just my stereotypical un pc opinion.
 
Doncella said:
That was me and I do know what I'm talking about because I worked in Germany with the things and never again. We have got an import on my current yard and it can't think for it's self, having seen it plunge face first into two xc fences, including a ditch and as for its hooves, shocking.
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If the horses were not working for you then it usually tells you more about the handler than the horse itself. If you know what you are talking about like you say, please explain why my horse has fantastic feet and the ability to think for itself despite being a warmblood? How can you make generalisations about a breed which really isnt a 'breed' but a type?
 
Not a breed per se, but I don't like show ponies with huge eyes and spindly legs, baby oiled, shaved and produced to within an inch of their lives...

Give me anorty little pony covered in good honest poo stains any day :D
 
elsazzo said:
please explain why my horse has fantastic feet and the ability to think for itself despite being a warmblood? How can you make generalisations about a breed which really isnt a 'breed' but a type?
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I would agree with you. I had a WB who was incredibly clever and very adept at opening stables and gates - especially the lift up catches! Her feet were very good too.

The Arab I have on loan doesn't have very good feet which is unusual for Arabs so again, you are right about generalisations.
 
rhino said:
Slightly off topic, sorry, but does anyone else find it quite sad that most of the things people are saying they don't like/breeds they don't like are ones which were developed by humans...

The shape of the arab head, miniatures, the movement of the gaited breeds, the huge stature of draught breeds etc.. These are all man made.

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100% agree and although there are lots of preferences on this thread the overarching feeling to me is that we all like horses that look like they could do a good honest day's work (whatever type of work we are interested in) then get up the next day and be sound to do another day's work.

It would be a real shame if the horse world went the way of some dog breeds, where 'desired' features are bred to such extremes they become a weakness, bordering on physical deformity IMO.
 
Personally I'm not keen on Welsh's, especially Sec D's, as I've found them to be strong and stubborn, and strong horses scare me!
Also the really sea horse faced Arabs. I knew an Arab that didn't have a sea horse face and I liked him, so it's just the weird headed ones! Which I think also rubs along with the dislike of some Welsh's.
I don't like really stocky, hairy cobs either, but slighter, taller cobs I don't mind. I'm not keen on really chunky horses unless they're in proportion like Shires
Really stick legged horses I'm wary of cause I think I'd break them!
 
Im not a warmblood fan, would never buy a pure WB again. I find them thick yet opinionated. See a horse having a temper tantrum at a show and its normally a WB! Of the ones I've ridden, you have to plan ahead and tell them how to jump. I prefer something to think for itself. Also dont really fancy a cob (not Welsh Cobs, love them) simply because they're not my type as they aren't built for anything I do (BE / BSJA).

Love Iberians (cleverest, most willing horses), Welsh Cobs (full of character and you feel special riding one with presence!) and TB x's (TB's I find give you that bit more intelligence and sharpness).
 
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MagicMelon said:
Im not a warmblood fan, would never buy a pure WB again. I find them thick yet opinionated.
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Genuinely confused here, but warmbloods are a mix of breeds (usually with a high percentage of thoroughbred). There is also such variety across the different warmbloods - from the almost thoroughbreddy trakehner and selle francais through the chunkier holsteins, and many of the open studbook breeds showing a huge variety across one 'breed'.

I think I'm going to add it to my sig because I seem to be saying it constantly at the moment: horses for courses! :D
 
rossiroo said:
Sorry in advance but anything spotted, they normaly have piggy eyes and pink wrinkley mouths, sorry but you did ask.
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Sorry I couldn't resist - a lot of Spotties are Appaloosa and Appaloosas have eyes which show the white sclera which is different to a horse which has 'piggy eyes'.
 
I can't say I dislike ANY breed - there are horses within all breeds and to me what it boils down to is personality rathr than breed.

My OH laughs because I used to go on about how much I detested Highlands - every one i knew was bolshy, lazy and ploddy. Until I met my current girl. She is very opinionated but damn, does she try her heart out for me.

I would go by what job I was looking for the horse to do and then narrow it down by personality and character. But then my first horse looked like a Lama :p
 
elsazzo said:
If the horses were not working for you then it usually tells you more about the handler than the horse itself. If you know what you are talking about like you say, please explain why my horse has fantastic feet and the ability to think for itself despite being a warmblood? How can you make generalisations about a breed which really isnt a 'breed' but a type?
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This whole thread is about generalisations!!!
I know WB is a generic term .
Perhaps the reason I dislike WBs and Welsh is that they are totally invented.
I don't ride the thicko that dives face first into ditches I merely observeits antics.
 
sorry, but little cow-print gypsy cob ponies don't do it for me, heads are too coarse, and there are just too many of them in fields full of ragwort!!!
 
The comments about the new forests made me laugh. I have a new forest and I like that occasionally he is a little spirited and opinionated, I sometimes think it is sad if a horse is so submissive that it never expresses itself or has any character.

I have to say I am not a big TB fan as they are a bit too big for me and I don't find them very cuddly. Quite a few friends have them though and they are super competition horses. I also don't like the cob look as they often have a roman nose which I don't like however I do think a nice one can be a great horse to ride so I do like the way the best ones can be steady and reliable, sometimes if my new forest is being silly I think I would prefer my friends' steady cob, but soon change my mind as he is not so fast as my pony and does not jump where as my pony jumps like a stag.

Like others have said it is more about the individual as well as even though I do think new forests are great, they are not all the same. Again with other breeds although I would not go out to choose a TB or cob there are some great ones around.
 
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