So many horse enthusiasts wonder….”Which is the best breed?”
Of course, the simple answer is that there is no best breed. Horses, like people, each have their special talents. Some horses are fast, combining agility and power to perform acrobatic movements as smooth as silk. Other horses are large, powerful; machine-like muscles that strain against heavy burdens that mold the land for our needs. Other horses are in between, carrying heavy burdens, or just people with burdens, long distance.
There is no best. The best horse is the one that you connect with as a keeper or rider. Finding a horse that respects you and listens as you guide it is a real find, and in the end the breed does not make much of a difference. Different horses have different talents, just like their riders…just like people.
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1 Chris T. // Aug 6, 2007 at 6:53 am
The best breed for learning dressage for ME is dictated by my experience/riding levels and my stature.
I now have an 11 year old Morgan stallion. He is 14 hands. I am 5′ 0″, 59 years old, and no longer overweight. He has more potential than I am able to access right now, so we will be able to make as much progress as my riding skills allow. As a bonus, he is all black, and looks like a miniature Freisan, he has enough tail for 3 horses.
Due to my v. short legs, a pony is perfect. The Morgan breed gives me more choices than looking for
ex-chilren’s hunters.
Dusty is well conformed for dressage, and his behavior is such that I have little to no fear when riding him. He is brave on the trail, makes a perfect trail babysitter for the freaky warmbloods.
In the arena, he is rock solid. I am now able to get him round, laterally bent, and cadenced in a short amount of time. We work mainly on a circle, getting his shoulders to bend, and the energy over his topline. Soon, we will be able to work some 2nd level movements.
Dusty gets bored easily, so we do not work long nor every day. He is much more interested if I work him 4 days a week.
Initially, he was running through my reins/1/2 halts, but I added a verbal, and he is quite obedient.
2 Francisstuart75’s NewsCloud Journal » Blog Archive » Horse News Blog - The best breed // Mar 3, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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4 V // Jun 13, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I’ve read this excellent novel called Foreclosure by Jacqueline D’Acre. The book starts with a good old-fashioned murder. The owner of several show horses turns up dead and the stallion is fitted for the crime. Freelancer journalist and sometimes PI Bryn Wiley is the only one saying the crime doesn’t make sense and she sets out to prove it. Along the way, she is constantly meeting unsavoury characters as well as some very interesting ones. Some claim to be friends of the deceased while others are downright slippery. There is an attempt on her life. There’s more leads than there are roads to chase them down and certainly, she knows that this is a human crime. It’s put out by Stargazer Press.
5 veronica baustad // Jul 6, 2008 at 9:13 am
I do love the Norwegian coldblooded horses.
I now have a black mare about 1.57 cm in height.
Ihave trained her western, reining and some cattle work. She`s the best for me. Had a gelding before and he was incredible in dressage and show jumping. Im going for the wonderful, special and brave Norwegian coldblood horse.
Veronica, Norway ;-)….
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