Horsiezz
Ridin' The Range
I would of reccomended a good old quarter horse. The more foundation breeding it has, the better! Once I got my quarter horse mare, I never looked back. As with all this talk of crazy arabians, I hear you all! To me I think they are over bred and not too reliable. The only kind worth owning is ones from Polish descent. My mom used to say "I wouldnt take an arab if it was given to me" Well we ended up taking one out of a bad situation. He was literally untouched in 4 years besides to be gelded. Family was scared to death of him. They purchased their first horse, a morgan mare, and she was pregnant. We later found out the sire was a Polish arabian. The wife had a son at the time Spirit was born, the son had major health problems that turned out to be fatal and he soon died sadly. They spent all their time with him and forgot about the horses. He grew wild and attacked anyone who came in the pasture. Their daughters were scared and couldnt ride the mare or the other pony anymore. We picked him up and started training in the same week. By the end of the week I was on his back at a walk/trot. He was horrible to work with on the ground because of biting but undersaddle he was great. He loved having a job. He was so smart and picked up on things fast. We sold him to a friend and hes boarded at our barn. He got professionally trained a few months later and now hes back. He is a pistol and will buck if not rode often. He no longer bites. Hes a beautiful horse though and very smart and calm. Soon I visited a local Polish arab breeding farm, they train theres for Western Pleasure. They have 2 of the top ranked stallions in the U.S. they were soooo calm. You could walk in the stallions stalls and they would lower their heads and lick your hands like dogs. We walked right through their pasture and they were alll fiiendly as could be. We talked to the owners and they said that if you ever wanted to buy an arab, go Polish. Stay away from straight Egyptian and I think he said Crabbet. He said they were crazy. And from my experiences with them, I would agree! I'd take my grulla quarter horse mare any day. Good luck with your mustang mare. They are good trail mounts.
