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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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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. Every Appy I've known bar one was a bucker, and that one was a cute little 3yo with an attitude - I liked him, but I have no doubt he could and would learn to buck under saddle if he thought it would get him out of work. I keep inviting the Appy fans I know to convert me, but so far no one's come through.
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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.
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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.
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EagleViewArabian wrote:Yep, I didn't call them more intelligent either, just extremely smart.
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ravelyan wrote: EagleViewArabian wrote: Yep, I didn't call them more intelligent either, just extremely smart. Could you explain the difference between intelligent and smart, in your view? I would have considered them pretty much the same.
EagleViewArabian wrote: Yep, I didn't call them more intelligent either, just extremely smart.
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ravelyan wrote:EagleViewArabian wrote:Yep, I didn't call them more intelligent either, just extremely smart. Could you explain the difference between intelligent and smart, in your view? I would have considered them pretty much the same.
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EagleViewArabian wrote:ravelyan wrote: EagleViewArabian wrote: Yep, I didn't call them more intelligent either, just extremely smart. Could you explain the difference between intelligent and smart, in your view? I would have considered them pretty much the same. Seriously? I was saying that I did NOT say they were more SMART than other breeds. I just said that Arabs as a whole are extremely SMART.Does that work for you?
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