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Hussar
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 Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 10:23:00 AM
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My old boy, PBA, would go past anything without a second glance but my current endurance horse, 100% Polish, will spook at anything and everything if the mood takes him, but very rarely when he's working. He doesn't spin, just leaps 12 feet sideways and carries on. Same with traffic - he's a bit of a liability to hack out on the roads but in competition he ignores traffic completely.
I don't think Arabs as a breed are any spookier than any other breed. |
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clio
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Wales
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 2:32:18 PM
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Any and every horse is spooky .. even ours who have done everything had there moments ... usually it was the spec on the horizen monster coming to get her 
Not the lorry passing at 50 complete with flappy bits or the noiese in the woods she would just huff at.
As most have said read as much as you can and try to go out and see as many arabians as possible, but at shows remember they are hyped up for the show ring to show themselves in hand, watch them coming out of the ring, calm and responsive knowing they have done there job.
Where are you based ? there must be some one near you ? or maybe even as i mentioned a local show.
Good luck with your search , you will fall in love with arabians, we did .... converted (years ago) cob owner. |
   
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missy
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United Kingdom
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missy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 3:44:59 PM
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my dad has just told me that i can not have a horse until i can pay for it my self. |
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nikki
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Wales
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 4:44:43 PM
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my mum and dad told me that too, so when i was old enough, got a job, passed my driving test, and saved up for my horse, and i have a herd of arabs now |
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Cinnypony
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 4:48:28 PM
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I was told that too - eventually got one at 37!
She has had to take the lead past many a pile of logs, when my friend's Fell wouldn't go near. We have also had a 100ft power boat go past us on a convoi exceptional on A27 and the most she did was flick her ear - I was more worried. Wouldn't swap her for anything else!
May be go and see some at an endurance ride, where they're not hyped up? |
    
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BeckyBoodle
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Australia
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 5:10:05 PM
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I was told the same thing too by my parents and then by the other half. It then took 17 years of working on him, so I was 35 before Eba arrived.
I would say she is not spooky. If she sees anything odd, she is sharp and will start a little bit, but then stands and usually we then go up and investigate the scary thing, decide it is ok and walk away. I have found that a relaxed 'let's investigate' approach works quite well as I guess she reckons if it is ok with me, then it is ok or ok-ish with her.
For example on Tuesday we did bouncy castle training!!! Was taking her for a walk down the drive and found there was a bouncy castle behind the hedge next to the village hall. She was alert, but certainly not panicking. We then went to look at the balloons tied to the lamp post, and then went back to the vicinity of the bouncy castle. Unfortunatley some kids then appeared out of nowhere and started bouncing and shouting loudly, so we became even more alert and 'big' and we did do our dragon roaring impression, but we were able to walk back past it up to the yard without any problems.
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missy
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United Kingdom
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basbob
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France
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Posted - 02 Jul 2009 : 7:12:50 PM
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| Like other horses.. education, education, education! |
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horsey
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England
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 04:33:26 AM
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yes some of them. if they goes out and see newies for first time and can be spooky.
Today i took my young stallion aged 4 only walked, to the road first time, he spooked the white markers and I repeated to introduce him than he accepted it before we moved on.
u have to teach the horses to learn in the youngers. |
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Angelique
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 09:24:41 AM
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There seems to be a universal myth floating around out there that Arabians are spooky,
nervous, high strung and dangerous. We hear it also in the United States - the only
problem is that we, over on our side of the pond, have proven this myth wrong.
Not only do Arabians compete in ALL displines, both open shows and Arabian shows,
we are the best at endurance. Our horses are in parades, do community service,
crowd control with the mounted police and work with handicapped children.
The bottom line is - our breed is no more spooky than any other breed.
Angelique
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deebee
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 10:31:02 AM
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| Definitely agree with everything everyone's said here. However I thought I'd make one interesting point: my pba has always been very 'good' and not bothered about much at all - although like others, if something's 'wrong' she's fascinated (Dual carriageway blocked up, for instance? goggle eyes!). I've recently been letting her know it's ok to express herself more, by clicker training; the results have been amazing but along with her 'waking up' and feeling ok to come up to me / let me scratch under her chin, etc., she's suddenly got more 'spooky'! It's like she shut away scary things before, and has to get used to them properly. I just give her the time she needs; she's never done anything dangerous, just a bit more nervy. It's actually quite cool! |
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deebee
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 10:35:47 AM
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| BUT, also, try not to be too down about not having a horse yet. When you get to where you've managed it all by yourself you really appreciate it alot more! and there are ways of being involved with horses that don't entail owning one. Better to be grateful that your parents aren't sacrificing when they shouldn't really, and maybe having to give the horse up if things go bad. You'll get there one day! |
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lulu
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 11:30:21 AM
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| Sami always spooks at the samething it probably is me here expecting it, but when we come back into the village there is a large drain cover on a bend by our very popular pub and I can guarantee e end up across the road in the stream that borders the road. |
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MinHe
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England
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 3:36:17 PM
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Arabs aren't inherently more spooky than other horses, it's just that in the time it takes other horses to go "...ohhhh, I think that's scary, I think I will get out of here...", an Arab will have said to itself "Sh*t! I'm going!" and gone
Not so much spooky as faster reactions.
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peg
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jul 2009 : 7:56:33 PM
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Roseanne wrote: "Their natural predators are mountain lions perched on high rocks, and snakes. My Arabs haven't liked skid marks on the road (snakes??) and I am aware of that if I see them so I am ready for it and expect it."
My goodness - that is exactly what both Ribi (now retired) and her daughter react to and I never worked it out! They are both bombproof and so sensible with everything else but react not only to those kinds of marks on the road but Ribi is also really suspicious if I leave her leadrope on the floor which I've done once or twice in her field while tending to her. How interesting. Our warmblood on the other hand will ignore such stimuli but have fits about everything the girls take in their stride |
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MinHe
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Are arabs spooky? help
