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ravelyan wrote:AppyButt wrote:ravelyan wrote:EagleViewArabian wrote:I think the biggest problem for beginners and Arabs is that Arabs are incredibly smart. You can find the mellow ones for beginners but for the most part I don't think they are a good breed for them. I know a lot of Arab owners will disagree with me. I just know I don't have any that would be good for a beginner and I have one that you have to practically beat into a walk.No offence to Arabs, but I have known many who were as dumb as bricks, lol. Although in all fairness to bricks, I've never seen one of them spook at their own shadow. There are plenty of smart Arabs out there, but IMO no more so than any other breed. I have found Arabs to be usually quite intelligent. The "dumb" impression seems to come from their general sensitivity and interest in their surroundings as well as their attention to their rider. If they look, and then you look, then they're going to think something's up. But if they're well broke, they're no more spooky and "dumb" than the average horse. Spookiest idiot I ever rode was a TB.I'm not saying they are any dumber than any other breed, just that they aren't any smarter either. They're just the same as most other breeds - some smart horses, and some intellectually challenged.
AppyButt wrote:ravelyan wrote:EagleViewArabian wrote:I think the biggest problem for beginners and Arabs is that Arabs are incredibly smart. You can find the mellow ones for beginners but for the most part I don't think they are a good breed for them. I know a lot of Arab owners will disagree with me. I just know I don't have any that would be good for a beginner and I have one that you have to practically beat into a walk.No offence to Arabs, but I have known many who were as dumb as bricks, lol. Although in all fairness to bricks, I've never seen one of them spook at their own shadow. There are plenty of smart Arabs out there, but IMO no more so than any other breed. I have found Arabs to be usually quite intelligent. The "dumb" impression seems to come from their general sensitivity and interest in their surroundings as well as their attention to their rider. If they look, and then you look, then they're going to think something's up. But if they're well broke, they're no more spooky and "dumb" than the average horse. Spookiest idiot I ever rode was a TB.
ravelyan wrote:EagleViewArabian wrote:I think the biggest problem for beginners and Arabs is that Arabs are incredibly smart. You can find the mellow ones for beginners but for the most part I don't think they are a good breed for them. I know a lot of Arab owners will disagree with me. I just know I don't have any that would be good for a beginner and I have one that you have to practically beat into a walk.No offence to Arabs, but I have known many who were as dumb as bricks, lol. Although in all fairness to bricks, I've never seen one of them spook at their own shadow. There are plenty of smart Arabs out there, but IMO no more so than any other breed.
EagleViewArabian wrote:I think the biggest problem for beginners and Arabs is that Arabs are incredibly smart. You can find the mellow ones for beginners but for the most part I don't think they are a good breed for them. I know a lot of Arab owners will disagree with me. I just know I don't have any that would be good for a beginner and I have one that you have to practically beat into a walk.
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