What breed of horses DON'T you like?

Have always said I'd never have an arab, TB, a cleveland bay and def never ever another welshie after my first tried killing me

I now have an arab x tb, a CB and two welshies :p
I now love arabs, love tbs, cannot stand CBs lol

As harsh as it is I would never ever have a gypsy cob, not a fan at all
 
HAA!!! to all of you who "don't like Arabs" most of your horses are probably influenced by the Arabian horse!! It has put quality into nearly all the modern breeds and as for the TB well.,....The Godolphin, The Darley and The Byerly Terk were all.....wait for it Arabians :confused: those who say their are flighty airheads...how many have you actually ridden and known, and yes there are some Arabs that have been severely mistreated that become quite dangerous...but this is because they are highly intelligent and their reactions are much quicker than most other horses. They do NOT forgive bad handing and are not for people who are less intelligent than themselves....this intimidates a lot of people who just don't have the experience or quiet confidence needed to allow them to trust you :p Oh and spindly legs....honestly, where is their natural habitat, a hard and unforgiving climate that only the toughest animal will survive in, they are an extremely tough breed and ignorant people who are probably riding something with Arab blood in it should actually educate themselves before posting cr*p!!!
 
wonderworldeagle said:
HAA!!! to all of you who "don't like Arabs" most of your horses are probably influenced by the Arabian horse!! It has put quality into nearly all the modern breeds and as for the TB well.,....The Godolphin, The Darley and The Byerly Terk were all.....wait for it Arabians :confused: those who say their are flighty airheads...how many have you actually ridden and known, and yes there are some Arabs that have been severely mistreated that become quite dangerous...but this is because they are highly intelligent and their reactions are much quicker than most other horses. They do NOT forgive bad handing and are not for people who are less intelligent than themselves....this intimidates a lot of people who just don't have the experience or quiet confidence needed to allow them to trust you :p Oh and spindly legs....honestly, where is their natural habitat, a hard and unforgiving climate that only the toughest animal will survive in, they are an extremely tough breed and ignorant people who are probably riding something with Arab blood in it should actually educate themselves before posting cr*p!!!
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Woooow... I'm assuming you have an arab? Don't like the breed very much myself. These days most of them are FAR from the desert ponies the once were. In fact, I think a lot of them would die just for having to live out (never mind live in a desert with very little water and hardly any forage).

Main point is, this is an attractive arab:
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But these days they look like this:
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or like this:
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And that's neither healthy, hardy, beautiful, majestic or something I'd breed into a WB/TB/Anything else for that matter. It's repulsive and it makes me want to gag
 
QueenOfCadence said:
Woooow... I'm assuming you have an arab? Don't like the breed very much myself. These days most of them are FAR from the desert ponies the once were. In fact, I think a lot of them would die just for having to live out (never mind live in a desert with very little water and hardly any forage).

Main point is, this is an attractive arab:
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But these days they look like this:
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or like this:
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And that's neither healthy, hardy, beautiful, majestic or something I'd breed into a WB/TB/Anything else for that matter. It's repulsive and it makes me want to gag
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They look deformed. Are they from the USA? That country has so much to answer for in terms of horse breeding!
 
I thought I didn't like coloured cobs until I started to ride one in lessons. He stole my heart. Just back from the UAE and was at a riding school with mostly Arab and Arab X. Beautiful horses and not one sea horse face in sight.
Weird ..why would anyone do that to a horse?
 
QueenOfCadence said:
Woooow... I'm assuming you have an arab? Don't like the breed very much myself. These days most of them are FAR from the desert ponies the once were. In fact, I think a lot of them would die just for having to live out (never mind live in a desert with very little water and hardly any forage).

Main point is, this is an attractive arab:
sunny_sporthorse.jpg


But these days they look like this:
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or like this:
Bassmah-Elahiyah_DSC0041-1024x819.jpg

And that's neither healthy, hardy, beautiful, majestic or something I'd breed into a WB/TB/Anything else for that matter. It's repulsive and it makes me want to gag
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How do you do that?? Post pics up from tinternet... I have been trying to illustrate my point about Arabs that look just like the bottom ones! thank you for posting them though. I think they look deformed too. The top one is lush!

Duck billed horses or what!!
 
Honeylight said:
They look deformed. Are they from the USA? That country has so much to answer for in terms of horse breeding!
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They are the extremes though, you don't really see arabs like that in the mainstream world - certainly not over here, or I never have at least.

I wouldn't dismiss arabs on the strength of the absurdly bred minority any more than I would dismiss TWHs for the abominable appearance of them in certain showing circles, or traditional cobs by the badly bred cut and shut job ones you see on the side of the motorways etc. It's pretty blinkered to judge a breed by the most extreme example you can find of it, imho.
 
JFTD said:
I wouldn't dismiss arabs on the strength of the absurdly bred minority any more than I would dismiss TWHs for the abominable appearance of them in certain showing circles, or traditional cobs by the badly bred cut and shut job ones you see on the side of the motorways etc. It's pretty blinkered to judge a breed by the most extreme example you can find of it, imho.
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Very well said :)
I'd love an Arab, TWH (a normal one), or a cob! I'm honestly love any horse so long as it suited me personality wise.
 
wonderworldeagle said:
HAA!!! to all of you who "don't like Arabs" most of your horses are probably influenced by the Arabian horse!!

ignorant people who are probably riding something with Arab blood in it should actually educate themselves before posting cr*p!!!
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:confused: Surely as phylogenetically all horses are descended from common ancestors, that's a moot point anyway?

Vast difference from something with a small amount of arabian blood from several hundred years ago and a pure bred arab today :rolleyes:
 
QueenOfCadence said:
These days most of them are FAR from the desert ponies the once were. In fact, I think a lot of them would die just for having to live out (never mind live in a desert with very little water and hardly any forage).


And that's neither healthy, hardy, beautiful, majestic or something I'd breed into a WB/TB/Anything else for that matter. It's repulsive and it makes me want to gag
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god, could you be anymore offensive?
 
rhino said:
:confused: Surely as phylogenetically all horses are descended from common ancestors, that's a moot point anyway?
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aren't we all, if we go back far enough? Arabs, horses, humans, mushrooms, E. coli

Don't knock brother arab. Or cousin broccoli, for that matter :D
 
JFTD said:
aren't we all, if we go back far enough? Arabs, horses, humans, mushrooms, E. coli

Don't knock brother arab. Or cousin broccoli, for that matter :D
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I wouldn't. I like arabs (and broccoli) ;) I just don't get the whole 'pedigree' thing, I'll stick to my mongrel warmbloods thanks ;) :D
 
rhino said:
I wouldn't. I like arabs (and broccoli) ;) I just don't get the whole 'pedigree' thing, I'll stick to my mongrel warmbloods thanks ;) :D
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I know, but I liked the idea of cousin broccoli and wanted to get him in somehow :D

ewww mongrel pony *disgusted* even my bog pony has a pedigree (of other bog ponies :D) :cool:
 
JFTD said:
They are the extremes though, you don't really see arabs like that in the mainstream world - certainly not over here, or I never have at least.

I wouldn't dismiss arabs on the strength of the absurdly bred minority any more than I would dismiss TWHs for the abominable appearance of them in certain showing circles, or traditional cobs by the badly bred cut and shut job ones you see on the side of the motorways etc. It's pretty blinkered to judge a breed by the most extreme example you can find of it, imho.
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Well put -I agree. :)

I'd happily own one of the extreme arabs pictured, if it was sound, tough and had a trainable temperament. The grey is a young horse and it's head will 'dry out' as it ages, so it will look less extreme but it will always look like a typey-headed, halter bred arab.

When I decided to buy my grey, I had alot of arab hate (some very rude and quite nasty) to deal with. Of course, once the same people had known her for over a year and I was moving away, it was her (not the other horses or me :p) that they really wanted to stay. :rolleyes:
 
QueenOfCadence said:
JFTD! You make me laugh! Human's actually share 50% of their DNA with Bananas (http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/links/china/docs/leaflet_dnabananas.pdf). So I think we shouldn't exclude them in this discussion ^_^
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Cousin banana has no more common DNA than cool cousin pineapple, uncle cucumber, or auntie beetroot for that matter. It's a completely un-speciesist discussion.

I mention cousin broccoli as we happen to be close friends as well as kin. Please feel free to include any of our good plant-like relations you have particular empathy with. :D
 
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I think my arab just looks like a pretty, ordinary little horse, he's not a mutant is he? :o

To the people who don't like arabs, is it because of what they look like, because of their (IMO misguided) nutty reputation or don't you like riding them? All the arabs I've ridden have been lovely and comfortable and responsive, even if they were butt ugly I'd love them because they're such easy rides.
 
Just wanted to be clear...

tallyho! is not an Arab hater. I LOVE them. Have ridden a couple and they are just gorgeous... I was trying to point out I like the "halter bred" ones much less.

Hope that is clear :D

Faracat, you know I would steal yours in a flash and Flame_... she's a beaut!
 
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kerilli said:
Pure-bred Cleveland Bays. THE most obstinate horses on the planet ime. I would happily have any other breed, I'm not a horse snob at all. I love heavy horses, gypsy cobs, chunky monkeys, I even like shetlands as long as I get to teach them some manners! Ditto Welsh Sect Ds. I have a few little tricks for thugs which tend to work... so, anything apart from a CB!
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How many pure bred CB's have you owned? I have five and not one meets your description.
 
Ta, he was possibly the fattest arab at that ride though which made me a bit :o and he has been on a diet ever since!

Those showing arabs with the huge dished heads, odd eyes and weird torsos aren't typical arabs.
 
I have two ugly arabs but I just have to look beyond their ugliness as they are both such fab fun and most importantly safe rides. You can see how ugly they are in my pics below, I do find it hard when people keep asking me why I ride such ugly horses but beauty isn't everything you know. :D:p

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