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THAT CRAZY ARABIAN!

 

Got your attention??

I recently read a letter of response to a potential buyer who was "cautioned" not to buy an Arabian by a non Arab person because they said they are too "spooky"....

 

"Quarter horse people USUALLY say Arabs are crazy, high strung dangerous etc... but that could not be further from the truth. Arabs "are" very different from other breeds but if anything they are more in tune with human emotions. When you are sad,.. they know and want to comfort you, if you are a child they are ever so gentle and literally 'tippy toe" so as not to let the young treasure on their back fall, they BOND with their owners and get depressed when they don't see them often enough, they also bond with other horses and grieve when they are separated....

Arabians are the closest to psychic of any other breed of animal.. once you've spent a great deal of time with one you can literally "think" what you want the horse to do and it will do it without ANY question.

Arabians are extremely LOYAL and there are many examples where the Arabian gave its life for its beloved owner are written in books and history... they were the original war horse,.. Generals and Presidents and Royalty rode the ever enduring fleet and loyal "protector" grey Arabian in battle...

If anything be a possible flaw that QH people could recognize it would be the Arab's arrogance... Just as Arabs treat their humans as treasured "God's" who should be protected at all costs they expect they same appreciation and dignity from their handlers.... mistreatment, abuse and people who treat them like a being beneath them will meet with refusal to perform and a very expressive facial appearance of hate and distrust.

You cannot "beat" an Arab into submission, their spirit is strong, often so strong that they would rather face death than give into abuse and mistreatment.

But this same horse, treated as an "equal" with respect, love and firm patience and "fairness" will WANT to please you as well as it possibly can in every sense of the word. The Arabian horse that has always known love and firm but fair and gentle hands trains so quickly and easily.. they are "genius" in their brilliance,... often learning to walk trot, canter and rein back with a rider fearlessly all in the very first day they are saddled... they can even learn from watching other horses much as a hunting dog learns from hunting with other trained dogs. 

So, all of that said, once you TRULY know an Arabian and share the bond and meeting of two equally intelligent minds who feel emotions you will understand what amazing creatures they are. 

I have loved many other horses who were NOT Arabians but the relationship was totally different..on a totally different level of consciousness... when you talk to an Arabian they look you in the eye and see into your soul into your inner being and they "know" what kind of person you are.. better than you know yourself! 

The blood of the Arabian courses through the veins of 90% of the horses in the World... and certainly the higher the percentage of Arabian the more the Arabian attributes they will have. 
Arabian's are arrogant, VERY expressive and open and able to convey their every emotion to humans who take the time to see and feel them. If they seem "flighty" it's just that they are more able to express themselves when they are excited. But never fear as they trust their human and will walk through fire for them if asked to do so. If you are kind and loyal to them that's exactly what you get back. If you are filled with hatred and try to break their spirit and dominate them, then this is what you will get back...FIGHT...but until you have spent some time with an Arabian you wont have a clue what I am talking about... they are meant to be your "partner"- to "live in your tent" as they did with the Bedouins...they are not "beasts of burden" but they TRULY LOVE you so deeply that they strive to please you like NO OTHER BREED. 

Once you go Arab.... everything else is "just a horse"...."

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Six types of Arabs - 

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