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What is everyones' opinion on Arabian horses?

Just curious. I own and board at an all arabian farm and people seem to think they arent very good horses. Which I find quite funny. my bad! everyone at my farm loves their arabians! i ment when we tell people we ride arabs they always say negative things about them, not their owners haha my bad!

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I absolutely love their looks, but they can be quite high-spirited.
They have one of the most beautiful figures, very pretty with shiny hair, they have a tamperament like no other breed, and they do great arounf children. they have a very high intelligence and the only downside on that is that they learn as quickly the bad habits as the good ones but they are very sensitive and great horses, i bet the people who dont like them they know nothing about horses!
I love them. Their movement, their spirit, their looks...Thats basically what I was around the first like, 7 years I rode. So of course I'm a little biased.
I love mine!
They're a fantastic breed that can excel in nearly any discipline. Those that think they aren't a good horse probably don't know what a horse is.
So all these Arabian horse owners think Arabians are no good? What a weird barn! If they don't like Arabians, why not get into Quarter Horses or something? Bizarre... Anyway, Arabians are all individuals just like any breed of horses. In general, they can be quite sensitive and spirited, somewhat similar to the temperament of a Thoroughbred. Many Arabians require an experienced rider with a lot of finesse. They do not respond well to being "muscled" by a rider. In my years of teaching lessons, I have found that many Arabians are too sensitive to make good beginner/intermediate lesson horses. They get tense and frustrated. But I'm also had a few who were wonderfully tolerant and would "babysit" a beginner. It's interesting that someone else mentioned they are good with children. I never thought about it before, but the couple wonderful Arabian lesson horses I had in mind were absolutely wonderful with child riders. They would be so slow and gentle with a child- you could almost see them concentrating hard on taking care of their rider. They would put up with all kinds of bad riding from small children. But adults had to know what they were doing, the horses were far less forgiving. Hmm... Anyway, I don't think that anyone who really knows horses would stereotype any breed. I've seen dead-quiet Thoroughbreds, completely insane Quarter Horses, gaited horses that can jump like a deer, a draft cross that could beat the Warmbloods in dressage, etc. Just goes to show you can't ever say "all Arabians are ___________ ." I'm riding a green broke 4 yo Arabian right now that is the quietest and most sensible horse ever. Maybe it's the people at your barn who are crazy!
I personally don't like arabians, they are not my cup of tea but that is not because I buy into the 'they are evil' crap. I have ridden many arabians and enjoyed doing so, I just don't want to own one, or at least I don't purposely go out looking to buy one. If a rescue came along it wouldn't matter on breed if there was a connection... I prefer my stocky built Appaloosas, Quarter Horses, Stock Horses, Brumbies etc, that's what I tend to look for when buying. So you can see why an Arabian wouldn't be my 'thing'. I do how ever think they are great at many things and can be very beautiful. I like the idea off endurance and if I ever wanted to get into it in a big way I would certainly consider an arabian for this, they are amazing. People have all kinds of stereotypes towards breeds, colours, genders, these tend to be ill informed, as we all know generalising about anything in particular can be slightly dangerous.
i love Arabians
i love the look of them but i would do not recommend them for a beginner or people that don't know wat they r doing as they can be dangerous as they r every beautiful High spirited horses they can get a bit silly its not a breed of horse i would buy but they r really beautiful
they've got a lot of spirit and tend to be one rider horses. I've ridden arabians before and they are quite a handful but you can go really far on them so I'd ride them I just tend to think, "oh an arabian, this will be a challenge"
That is funny... strange. My sister has an Arab, and I have had several Quarabs in the past, and am selling a Quarab right now. Arabians are NOT bad horses. In fact, with beginner riders we reach for Jasmine (our Arab) first. That mare has ALL our trust, she is the most reliable horse we have. Granted, she has some extra energy now and then, but she would never freak out on us or "go crazy" like people claim about Arabs. They just tend to have a little extra spirits, and people get scared away or can't handle it. You can;t really generalize with any breed though. I have met a TB who was so lazy we had to WORK to get him into a canter. On the contrary I have ridden a QH who was impossible to keep at a walk. Every horse is an individual, so it really isn't fair to say "All arabians are this" or "Arabians always do this" because you just can't stereotype like that.
I absolutely love Arabians and I never plan on owning another horse that is not at least part Arab. I have come to this conclusion after years of working with several different breeds in several different types of riding. As a whole (of course every breed has it's exceptions) they are intelligent quick learners, intensely loyal, full of personality, very versatile, and of course gorgeous. I have also observed how good they are with children-even the younger and more high spirited ones will generally walk on egg shells when they have a kid on their back. And I also agree that they are less forgiving with adults, which is largely due to their intense intelligence and loyalty-they don't respond to excess force well, where many other breeds tend to shut down, an arab will get visibly upset and almost seem insulted. From my observation and experience, they seem so willing to please their riders, so when their riders are impatient with them, they get frustrated quickly. Thus while everyone is entitled to their breed preferences, I think that people who absolutely hate the breed or think they are crazy and evil are actually quite rough and impatient riders and because an Arab will tend to react more visibly to this type of handling, they just blame the horse rather than themselves.
I love Arabians. I have a 6 year old Arabian gelding, and he is fantastic. Some can be spooky and high strung, but others are very calm and sweet. Arabians are full of pride and spirit, that is what makes them great show horses. I have always ridden and shown Arabs, and I plan on showing and owning them the rest of my life.
I adore there looks and especialy there dished face. Though they can be high spirited and strong willed. My friend has one like that and she finds him very tempremental. They are very pretty, but would probably suit the more confident rider.
I don't have anything against arabs as a breed. Although they do have the most beautiful head and necks I don't like the rest of them very much. I prefer the heavier build of a stock horse. I like the look of a good quality foundation quarter horse....not those muscle bound freaks in the halter ring but the quality working performance horse. I have two arab/QH crosses that meld the best of both breeds.
arabian are very nice horses. they are like any other horse.
Every horse has a different attitude. People are always stereotyping horse breeds into certain groups. So annoying!
All looks no brain. They can't work a cow, don't have the musculature for reining stops so they just sit there and look pretty. Some people swear by them but to me theyre just ornaments. No offense meant to anyone just my opinion about their workability.
Most of the Arabians I have meet are nice horses, and I would willingly own another one if I was going to get a full sized horse. that said there is a lot of "junk" Arabs out there that I would not touch with a ten foot pole. the breed was ruined in the USA by very rich people using them as a tax shelter. they just seemed to randomly breed anything to anything without looking at what they where producing mentally or physically. The registry has changed things and have really turned the breed around IMO, but there is still that stigmata that they are just freaky little horses . my Father hated what he saw being Done to the Arabs. He got to go and ride the real ones that the Bedouin still have as a teenager, and hated to see the American ones stray from the original type. He has a different take on Arabians, he says that it is all in how you raise and handle them. They need constant human contact making them not a horse for everyone. He claims he never saw a spooky horse with the Bedouin! (he has stories of them actually attacking things like snakes and scorpions that would hurt their human heard members)
I've only had one at my barn ever, he is polish bred and very very friendly, he went to my amish trainer - within 2 weeks at 2 years of age he was pulling a buggy down the road (short distance) he was very easy to break and he loves working my cattle. They are a very smart breed and beautiful. He holds his tail so nice when pulling a cart its like traveling in style. I Love him and I want more like him. I love my cutting horse, but I love my Arab too!
Arabians are beautiful horses but they are known to be spooky and not confident unlike MFT's TWH ad all those horses. Niot saying allll of the arabs are like that just most of them.. I know someone who had the nicest horses. He was a arab and saddlebreed. The two most swpooky breeds. He was very jumpy but VERY nice. p.s not always a good mixture,
i like them but they seem to be more of an experienced persons horse and come across as a bit hot. I think they are beautiful and it all depends on the horse
I am a relative newcomer to horses. I purchased 2 Arabian mares last year that were being neglected. However over the 1 1/2 years, I've learned so much from them. They both handle better with me. One will only come to me and run from anyone else. The other loves everyone. Both are extra careful around children and really seem to enjoy being around them. Marli bucked my male adult cousin off within moments of him climbing on (he was told straight up not to ride my horse). His Arabian gelding bucked him off too. However, Marli was the lesson horse for a 6 year old girl and was very careful about her. She was too with me when I started riding but after 3-4 lessons she started to challenge me and I am learning to be a better rider. I find they both excel at different things. Marli is more of a dressage horse and loves to jump while Lyla has the quickness and speed for a western horse. When it comes to being a "spooky" or "crazy" horse, Lyla is better than she used to be after being neglected for a few years. However she is still learning to think before reacting. I am starting to see her thinking things through instead of just sounding off. Marli rarely acts out. Both are Russian and Egyptian related. My trainer started hunting for an Arabian for herself after doing a 30 day brush up on Marli but after 4 days of riding, refused to work with Lyla again. To each their own, but I do get tired of the stable owner telling me to sell my crazy Arabians and he will help me pick a better horse. This from a man that won't even ride a horse.
Oh they are great horses for sure, but many people don't like them because they aren't the most athletic for stuff like Grand Prix jumping and dressage. But they are great endurance and all around horses.