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Mags
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 Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 3:28:06 PM
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Fingers crossed for the black mare. I have a thing for greys as well Unicorn
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unicorn122
Bronze Member
England
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 4:07:23 PM
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Oh dear Mags! LOL
Yes I have to be descrete here too.
trust me to be on AL when the CEO walks past |
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Sharea
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 6:22:22 PM
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Welcome to AL, I found the Arab of my dreams, good luck with finding yours!
As others have said black horses probably are more expensive as there aren't as many of them but hopefully one will come your way. |
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debs
Platinum Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 8:05:06 PM
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C'mon... spill the beans!!!
When you visting?????????
I don't envy you the most stressful time for me is horse shopping, both times buying my 2 Arabs I was up and down the country like a crazy thing!!!
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Ari
Platinum Member
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 8:18:01 PM
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Welcome to AL. Lots of good advice posted already, keep your eye out for black and yes there is a higher price to be paid but if that's what you want go for it. At the same time keep an open mind and spread your net wide because my limited experience of buying two Arabs in 30 yrs is that the right horse will find you. My Crabbet lady was a naf advert in the local paper pets column (back in 1985) and a friend persuaded me to give her a look and I knew the minute I saw her it was right, turned out my farrier lived next door to the breeder so saw both parents before purchase, that is fate and I had 27yrs with her. When we were looking for a youngster we looked in all the "established" advertising options, considered many and looked at a few well below description . Ari was in very unlikely free-ads paper and my daughter spotted him by chance, looked up his breeding and rang me at work to say "we have to give to see him" he lived up to expectations in temperament and conformation when we saw him, again I think fate.
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Pasch
Platinum Member
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 9:29:16 PM
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Hi and welcome!I'm from Italy and we have a saying that,loosely translated goes:if the horse is good and beautiful,don't look at breed or colour.My first arab is a bright bay,I never liked greys but here I am now with a grey gelding,he's a real star and I like greys now!If you had bad experiences with greys before,it's a coincidence and certainly not due to their coat!Also,grey is the commonest arab colour
May I ask,were your previous horses arabs?
Of course I hope you find your black arab,or your perfect horse anyway!Waiting for updates! |
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Callisto
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Posted - 11 Oct 2013 : 10:13:27 PM
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Pasch, the english equivalent saying is that a good horse is never a bad colour, and it is so true.
Lily is a very pale grey already, but she seems to have a fairly teflon coat, and stays remarkable clean considering , our bright bay likes to coat himself with far more mud - he's part hippo I think! |
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Linda
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Pasch
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Posted - 12 Oct 2013 : 12:05:56 AM
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| Ah ah Linda my boys are the same!Armos is almost white and manages to almost stay so,Pasch the bay is caked with mud! |
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Chester
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Posted - 12 Oct 2013 : 07:31:08 AM
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There are some black Arabians advertised on the egb website for 1500. Title of ad is "stunning endurance youngsters for sale".
Good luck in your quest. I was looking for a chestnut mare, crabbet stock, and with a practical head, not too dishy. Ended up with a grey gelding with a very pretty head, he is crabbet though! I love him to bits. Conformation and temperament were the deciding factors for me.
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Horseless
New Member
England
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Posted - 13 Oct 2013 : 4:41:46 PM
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Hi all,
Thanks for the useful replies, I am really grateful.
Not heard anything back from the lady with the Arab mare for loan (can't say I blame her as we are pretty much at opposite ends of the UK).
I'll just keep saving and wait for what the future brings, just need to keep telling myself "no more sob stories, must be logical & keep saving."
Weather that actually happens is anyone's guess lol
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