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susan p
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 Posted - 01 Apr 2007 : 5:31:33 PM
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Not being a breeder,I dont know what this means,could someone explain please,sorry for being a bit thick!
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Posted - 01 Apr 2007 : 7:09:51 PM
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| Good question Susan, I'd also like to know what that means! |
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Arachnid
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England
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Posted - 01 Apr 2007 : 7:27:31 PM
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| Isnt it to do with kings only being able to wear purple in ye olden days? |
   
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Libby Frost
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United Kingdom
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lady tee
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 Apr 2007 : 11:24:40 PM
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| I thought it meant bred at a certain stud farm in the uk.Still none of the wiser.. |
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jaj
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 Apr 2007 : 11:38:40 PM
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I agree with Libby. Bit like referring to a person as blue-blooded, infers that they are very highly bred (as it were!).
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Deboniks
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England
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Posted - 02 Apr 2007 : 8:06:03 PM
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I thought it meant bred at AV Arabians! All of the above apply and you can't help but notice....Wizzy's favorite colour is purple! |
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jaj
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Apr 2007 : 8:18:07 PM
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Debs, just proves that particular bit of their marketing strategy works  !
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barbara.gregory
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Apr 2007 : 10:29:04 PM
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"Bred in the purple" means of very superior breeding, as Arachnid said. Years ago it referred to being of royal blood but is used more widely now. A very nice compliment to the horse (or to you)!!!!
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SEZ
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England
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Posted - 03 Apr 2007 : 6:47:03 PM
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| I've always wondered what that meant too. Good question |
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polly
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Posted - 03 Apr 2007 : 7:25:03 PM
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| its a bit like saying"Bred in the ribbons "as we say about well bred dogs of 6 champions( both parents and 4 grandparents all champions ) I,m pretty sure thats what it means. A real compliment ! Polly |
   
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Roseanne
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Posted - 03 Apr 2007 : 7:28:49 PM
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| I thought it was to do with Russian bloodlines... |
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Jingo
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Apr 2007 : 8:35:36 PM
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| Well Roseanne as you know I have a tendency towards Russian bloodlines - would never say mine are bred in the purple just with lots of love, feeling and care |
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Barabia
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LYNDILOU
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Apr 2007 : 09:01:25 AM
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Yes bred in the purple denotes breeding of superior blood, as is in royalty so to speak. As this little prince has not one but TWO grandsire's with three stars and a wealth of fabulous ancestors behind him I recon that qualifies him to have been bred in the purple, which is why I chose this cross
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Roseanne
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Posted - 04 Apr 2007 : 10:10:26 AM
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| I just love your horses Jude... Was purple not the colour of the Tsars?? (Where in Britain it's Royal blue?) |
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LYNDILOU
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bridie
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Apr 2007 : 11:27:38 PM
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Bred in the purple is usually used by people who THINK they are superior bloodlines......this may not necesarily be the case, depends really on what bloodlines the individual considers to be the best.
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LYNDILOU
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Apr 2007 : 08:02:10 AM
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| When bloodlines such as the famous,Carmague, Padron, El shaklan, Aswan, Nazeer, Ansata Ibn Sudan, Ansata Ibn Halima,, El Hilal,and many more, with grand parents Padron psyche***, WSA CHarismma***and are all up close inside four generations, I recon that qualifies to called bred in the Purple Mandy! |
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MinHe
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England
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Posted - 05 Apr 2007 : 12:58:16 PM
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I believe it goes back to Roman days, when the only purple dye available was extracted from shellfish and was very, very expensive, so only the Emperor and senators could afford it. As a result, if you said someone was 'bred in the purple' it was shorthand for being aristocratic.
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nicolanapper
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Posted - 05 Apr 2007 : 2:23:30 PM
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It seems that the term "Bred in the purple" applies to those with superior breeding (certainly those whose parents,grandparents and so on who have proved themselves on passing on superior traits, be they confirmation, looks, disposition, height, stamina, superior ridden horses etc). As one person on this has quoted on this thread that some "people THINK" they have superior bloodlines, but may not necessarily be the case" is I believe a crass statement to make.
It is perhaps an old fashioned term, and if a horse is known to have "superior" bloodlines then the seller is perfectly entitled to use it. After all they would only show their complete ignorance if they had lied about its pedigree and were then rumbled by a potential purchaser.
I think people who know their Arab horse pedigrees would know straight away if a horse fitted the description "bred in the purple". By the way this term is also used in the Welsh Horse and Pony world.
Kerens statement makes perfect sense, afterall the ancient Emperors and Senators, Kings and Queens, would only buy and breed the best quality horses.
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Roseanne
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MinHe
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Posted - 05 Apr 2007 : 9:58:29 PM
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Oh, I'm a mine of useless information, Roseanne - if only I knew people who were up on soaps/reality tv, modern pop music and sport, we could clean up in pub quizzes
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shelley t
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LYNDILOU
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