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 Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:14 am
I'm always wanting to learn more about different breeds. Here is my pic for the day. Please share yours. Marwari horse What more could you ask for? Color - ears - um, they are gaited, what else.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marwari_horse
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:10 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:29 pm
The ears annoy me. Ugly horse is ugly.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:16 pm
I love Fjord Horses- ties into my heritage (I'm 5/8 Norwegian, first gen. American on my father's side, he was born in Nigeria, his parents are from Bergen and Oslo) and they're perfectly proportioned for me. And all the ones I've met have super sweet expressions. 
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:51 pm
I saw a bunch of Marwaris when I was in India    Standards of horsemanship there are not what they are in the USA... I'm personally a huge Akhal Teke fan. My trainer took two of her mares to FEI level dressage, they evented their stallion a little before he broke his neck in a trailer accident (and is still alive! 10 years later!), and her sister had several that she used to endurance race on. I apparently have no pictures of our horses... but That looks almost exactly like Boris, only skinnier. Very typical Teke conformation though. Kind of ugly, but VERY efficient. Like a Dream to ride. This is Sengar, our stallion's full brother And the most distinguished representative of the breed, Absent. Current world record holder for most Olympic Dressage medals won by a single horse (6). Under two different riders to boot. Rembrandt tied his record, but no one has beaten it yet. And he's just gorgeous and expressive. smile And out stallion is a direct descendant of his xd .... I may be mildly obsessed. It's more than a little possible.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:42 pm
GreenePony I love Fjord Horses- ties into my heritage (I'm 5/8 Norwegian, first gen. American on my father's side, he was born in Nigeria, his parents are from Bergen and Oslo) and they're perfectly proportioned for me. And all the ones I've met have super sweet expressions.
I'm Norwegian as well and I'm dying to have a few Fjords. I want to drive and ride them. It's a little irritating, because there are a few people that say that they're nasty, mean little horses. My grandparents were from Norway and they had a few when I was a kid and he'd set me on them and they were as good as gold. The few others I've met have all been very good minded, good natured horses.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:36 pm
Korven Kuningas GreenePony I love Fjord Horses- ties into my heritage (I'm 5/8 Norwegian, first gen. American on my father's side, he was born in Nigeria, his parents are from Bergen and Oslo) and they're perfectly proportioned for me. And all the ones I've met have super sweet expressions.
I'm Norwegian as well and I'm dying to have a few Fjords. I want to drive and ride them. It's a little irritating, because there are a few people that say that they're nasty, mean little horses. My grandparents were from Norway and they had a few when I was a kid and he'd set me on them and they were as good as gold. The few others I've met have all been very good minded, good natured horses.
All of the ones I've met have been worth their weight in gold. I figured they'd be a lot like working with Halflingers, which I don't mind, but they're not my favorite, but they were completely different. Much more... trainable I guess. Not that halflingers are un-trainable, but I think you get what I mean. I can see where, through incorrect handling, they could get nasty though. They're very powerful little horses, and most of the ones I've met are fairly intelligent. If you try to treat them like a pony, then you'll have problems. But if you treat them like a horse and have firm and definite authority, then they're awesome.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:49 pm
I love the marwari's ears, lol. I personally looove furiosos. They're essentially the hungarian sport horse. But they have a really nice TB look to them that I really like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furioso-North_Star
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:08 am
That's interesting that furiosos had 2 seperate lines - driving/riding. I wonder what the conformation specs were for each. Maybe a heavier build for the drivers? Also, would we be talking about driving to town vs. driving as a plow horse.... hmmm.....
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:44 pm
American Bashkir Curly's! They are hypo allergenic and have great tempermants......
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:22 am
stormysgirl13 American Bashkir Curly's! They are hypo allergenic and have great tempermants...... I loove Curlies! Where I take my lessons, they breed them! I ride a Curly with an excessive gene so her hair is straight instead of curled!
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:49 pm
Heres a curly at the barn I take my lessoons at =]. His name is Chester.  They are such great horses =] I really wish there were more of them.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:08 am
Is there a breed standard for Curlies? I mean, is it like color breeding where you just breed for the shape (color) of the hair folical? What's the point of being hypoalergenic if the horse is boarded out in a barn full of typical horses (hairs, hay, dust, mold, rodent scat, etc)?
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:39 am
Nilou Is there a breed standard for Curlies? I mean, is it like color breeding where you just breed for the shape (color) of the hair folical? What's the point of being hypoalergenic if the horse is boarded out in a barn full of typical horses (hairs, hay, dust, mold, rodent scat, etc)? There's more information on Curly's at their registery. American Bashkir Curly on google should do the job! Most curly owners*not all though* Will have only curly's so it works out. Some people are just allergic to the horses hair and not the rest of the barn enviroment so.....They have a really interesting way of becoming a breed though!
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:40 am
GreenePony I love Fjord Horses- ties into my heritage (I'm 5/8 Norwegian, first gen. American on my father's side, he was born in Nigeria, his parents are from Bergen and Oslo) and they're perfectly proportioned for me. And all the ones I've met have super sweet expressions. There also fun to jump!
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