EagleViewArabians wrote:
GamblersChance wrote:
(no offense to EVA) but I think HTobago is more "breed standard" for an arab conformationally. If I had to choose a horse for myself (between tobago and reggie) I'd probably pick reggie because his head is a little "dryer" as EVA said. They're very diffrent looking arabs and both are gorgeous (as for perfect breed standard though, I do think tobago is it) **no one take offense as your horses are both gorgeous!
I don't take offense at all but just to clarify Reggie's head is absolutely up to "breed standard". The more pronounced dish is because of halter horses. Here's a photo of Bay El Bey which Reggie is very linebred to. He's also one of the "greats" that top horses have in their pedigree. Notice that his head is very similar. Over the years the halter horses have bred for more dishy heads which has also started some controversy. Reggie actually has a more old style Arab head and it would not be counted against him.
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Again, I don't take offense I just want to clarify to non Arab people that there are more than one "type" of head that are absolutely breed standard. Thank you Phnee by the way image

EVA is quite right here - there is more than one type of Arab head that complies with the 'breed standard'. Some Arab people (halter people, anyway) would consider Tobago's head to be more 'typey' than Reggie's, but Reggie still has a perfectly good Arab head, and I really love his kind, soft eyes. Reggie's is a more old-fashioned head, like Bey El Bey's, as EVA says, whereas Tobago's is a more refined modern halter type with the more pronounced dish, which can be seen most clearly in profile (sorry this pic is so small - I don't know how to make it bigger):

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But as EVA says, not everyone in the Arab world likes this type.

Over here 'dry' is always taken to mean very fine, thin skin, fine coat, prominent veins, delicate ears and nostrils, 'chiselled' bone-structure, etc - all rather difficult to see in photos (apart from the bone-structure), but all of which Tobago has - as I am sure does Reggie!( I would love to meet him in real life! ) But maybe 'dry' means something different over there?

Anyway - EVA is right: with Arab heads it really is a matter of taste - there is no one single type that all Arab people like.image

ETA - just found another profile view of Tobago's head - small again but better-quality photo, so if anyone can enlarge this I'd be grateful!:

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Last Edited By: htobago Nov 27 08 4:08 AM. Edited 1 times.