Zorse Experiences?

[Tickles]

My new office has an picture of a driven zebra on the wall. What with that and the HHO editor's choice zorse/hebra video I've been speculating...

Google tells me there are ridden and driven stripies in the US. Haas anyone on here had any experience of them?

 

[Nailed]

only on racing stripes.

lou x

 

[Tinypony]

Yes, they are ridden and driven in the States. They are ridden in France as well, if Andy Booth the ex-Parelli instructor still has his Zorse, Stormy.

I heard him tell someone once that he wouldn't recommend a Zorse to anyone, and that they were "an abomination against nature".
The only other thing I know is that, if you really, really decided you wanted one, you need to be aware that the behaviour of the different strains of zebras is very different. Can't remember which way round it is, but of course the best ones to go for are the ones that relate to each other in a similar way to horses. The others have different behaviour patterns and produce Zorses that are much more challenging to deal with.

 

[Tinypony]

Here you go. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18yjt_stormy_animals
http://www.spotsnstripes.com/index.htm
http://www.spotsnstripes.com/ZorseInfo.htm
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x96443_andy-booth-stormy-1ere-partie_animals

 

[sophie1]

If I send my mare to whipsnade zoo I'll let you know my experience

 

[amycov]

My farrier said that there's a bloke down south who has broken 2 in to a cart.