What's Your Favorite Horse Breed? - Page 3

fishing_trex · 07-03-2009, 03:36 PM

I voted "other" since Mountain horses have to be my favorite. I've owned Fox Trotters, TWHs, Peruvians, Saddlebreds, and a host of others and nothing compares to the Mountain horse in terms of personality. My husband calls them "mountain goats" since they have that goat-like curiosity, and many people call them the "jersey cow" of the horse world. We'd been married over 10 years and my husband never did much with the horses.... until I got my first Mountain horse. Then everything changed and we ended up getting him one of his own.

I think every breed has something to offer and it really depends on what you are looking for. I wanted laid back, curious, people-oriented horses... I just didn't realize how people-oriented they were going to be!

standardbredbaby · 07-03-2009, 04:00 PM

I pick other

Standardbred and Thoroughbred or my top to

Then I like all the rest of the hot blooded and Warmblooded horses, and Few Cold

Chrystalstar · 07-03-2009, 10:32 PM

What!? no Tennessee Walking Horses?? They are my favorite, better be as I have about 25 of them. But I do have a certain fondness for a good Appy. One of my first horses was a cranky Appy mare that could do anything. She even taught my kids to ride.

Midnightbobby · 07-13-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm sorry! I forgot some of the gaited horse breeds!!

SeayBreezeFarm · 07-21-2009, 08:39 AM

Love an Arab and also American Saddlebred (used to show 3 and 5 gaited). But, lately I've sure been eyeing the Rocky Mountain breed. They tend to entice me for some reason.

BornToRide · 07-21-2009, 10:15 PM

I definitely love a good sturdy QH, but I love an appendix bred too.

Love them all really, but for some unknown reason riding gaited horses makes me nervous? I can do whatever on a QH but heaven forbid you ask me to get on a gaited horse

The way they move just makes me feel like they're about to come out from under me!!!

Midnightbobby · 07-22-2009, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BornToRide

for some unknown reason riding gaited horses makes me nervous? I can do whatever on a QH but heaven forbid you ask me to get on a gaited horse

The way they move just makes me feel like they're about to come out from under me!!!

I'm the same way...I don't hate them...I just don't like riding them. I wouldn't mind owning one for halter shows.

rideatennwalker · 07-24-2009, 10:35 PM

LOVE my TWH's, but I will take them any shape, size, color and breed.

For8tune · 07-24-2009, 10:46 PM

Arabians are my first love! I also love Morgans, Morabs (Morgan/Arab cross), TWH and Friesians.

Midnightbobby · 07-29-2009, 09:02 AM

All of us seem to have the Friesian on our list. Hmm, maybe because of Keegan.

Touche · 07-29-2009, 09:27 AM

I voted Other.

My dream horse if I were wealthy would be a Gypsy Cob.

I really like the old fashioned Morgans.
Dispostion, healthy, versatile and sound in one package.

GodsGifts · 07-30-2009, 12:48 PM

I like friesians the best. I think they're so majestic looking. I don't own one....yet...but one day I will. I hope to have one in...oh i don't know...lets say 10yrs. They're so expensive!! Once things are paid off I'll be making a friesian account to put money in. It will happen.

My close 2nd favourite horse, and it's a very close second...is Quarter Horse. I call them the gold fish of horses. I'm bias though. My mare is a QH and she's is beyond awesome. My 3rd horse will be a QH (4th horse will be a friesian)

And I do love the TBs. I will never buy another one. But I love my gelding and he's an OTTB. They make good horses I've just had on going problems with mine

Appy_527 · 08-01-2009, 11:17 AM

Appys are my favorite and always will be -- mostly because of my gelding.

But my second choice are Friesians because they are so beautiful and talented horses. My friend got me hooked on them, she boards her TB at a Friesian farm and ever since my first ride on one I've wanted one. But Appys are still my absolute faves.

dproaps · 08-01-2009, 12:36 PM

Mine will always and forever be the awesome Arabian, but I'm kinda fond of my Friesian cross too!

Shetanya1350 · 08-01-2009, 12:41 PM

Arabians-all of the ones i have had are egyptians and LOVE to please,are very smart,and curious

But i like all breeds

Horsie Michelle · 08-01-2009, 12:41 PM

I marked "other"...anyone that's read my post would probley be able to tell I'm a TWH/SSH nut.

There's bad apples in every group but I love the easly going nature, the personality, and the look. And esp the gaits...there's nothing better to me than hitting the "sweet spot" while going down the trail.

I'd probley choose TWH if I could only choose one. All the SSH I have have strong walking horse lines and obvious influence~but being as they are a color/gait breed rather than a bloodline breed I think I'd go with the purity of the TWH over the melting pot of the the SSH. Guess a DBL or triple reg TWh would be my dream horse.

View Poll Results: Favorite Horse Breed(s)
Quarter Horse	48	30.00%
Thoroughbred	24	15.00%
Paint Horse	35	21.88%
Arabian	33	20.63%
Mustang	9	5.63%
Friesian	12	7.50%
Appaloosa	23	14.37%
Andalusian	7	4.38%
Gypsy Vanner	10	6.25%
Other	38	23.75%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 160. You may not vote on this poll

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07-03-2009, 03:36 PM
fishing_trex Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,407	I voted "other" since Mountain horses have to be my favorite. I've owned Fox Trotters, TWHs, Peruvians, Saddlebreds, and a host of others and nothing compares to the Mountain horse in terms of personality. My husband calls them "mountain goats" since they have that goat-like curiosity, and many people call them the "jersey cow" of the horse world. We'd been married over 10 years and my husband never did much with the horses.... until I got my first Mountain horse. Then everything changed and we ended up getting him one of his own. I think every breed has something to offer and it really depends on what you are looking for. I wanted laid back, curious, people-oriented horses... I just didn't realize how people-oriented they were going to be! __________________ -- There are two ways to slide easily through life -- to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways will save you from thinking.

07-03-2009, 04:00 PM
standardbredbaby Newborn Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 24	I pick other Standardbred and Thoroughbred or my top to Then I like all the rest of the hot blooded and Warmblooded horses, and Few Cold __________________ Give me the strength to guide my horse, make my hands soft and my headclear Let my horse understand me and I him.Grant me patience, for horses are harnessed wind and wind can be flighty. Let me notfrighten or harm him, instead show me ways to understand him.

07-03-2009, 10:32 PM
Chrystalstar Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta Posts: 173	What!? no Tennessee Walking Horses?? They are my favorite, better be as I have about 25 of them. But I do have a certain fondness for a good Appy. One of my first horses was a cranky Appy mare that could do anything. She even taught my kids to ride.

07-13-2009, 10:28 AM
Midnightbobby Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	I'm sorry! I forgot some of the gaited horse breeds!! __________________ VOTE FOR "DUSTY TRAILS HORSE RESCUE" DAILY IN THE PETFINDER SHELTER CHALLENGE!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...faces?siteId=3

07-21-2009, 08:39 AM
SeayBreezeFarm Newborn Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 23	Love an Arab and also American Saddlebred (used to show 3 and 5 gaited). But, lately I've sure been eyeing the Rocky Mountain breed. They tend to entice me for some reason. __________________ Home of happy Arabians & Border Collies and one Quarter Horse

07-21-2009, 10:15 PM
BornToRide Coming two Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,633	I definitely love a good sturdy QH, but I love an appendix bred too. Love them all really, but for some unknown reason riding gaited horses makes me nervous? I can do whatever on a QH but heaven forbid you ask me to get on a gaited horse The way they move just makes me feel like they're about to come out from under me!!! __________________ There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man.-Winston Churchill

07-24-2009, 10:35 PM
rideatennwalker Weanling Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 340	LOVE my TWH's, but I will take them any shape, size, color and breed. __________________ A True Horsewoman Does Not Look At A Horse With Her Eyes, But With Her Heart !!!!!!

07-24-2009, 10:46 PM
For8tune Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 545	Arabians are my first love! I also love Morgans, Morabs (Morgan/Arab cross), TWH and Friesians. __________________ Proud Mom to a Spoiled Rotten Arabian Gelding ~Fame Fortune~ http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/fame+fortune

07-29-2009, 09:02 AM
Midnightbobby Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 915	All of us seem to have the Friesian on our list. Hmm, maybe because of Keegan. __________________ VOTE FOR "DUSTY TRAILS HORSE RESCUE" DAILY IN THE PETFINDER SHELTER CHALLENGE!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...faces?siteId=3

07-29-2009, 09:27 AM
Touche Started Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,001	I voted Other. My dream horse if I were wealthy would be a Gypsy Cob. I really like the old fashioned Morgans. Dispostion, healthy, versatile and sound in one package. __________________ Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. W.C.Fields

07-30-2009, 12:48 PM
GodsGifts Weanling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cornwall, Ontario Posts: 404	I like friesians the best. I think they're so majestic looking. I don't own one....yet...but one day I will. I hope to have one in...oh i don't know...lets say 10yrs. They're so expensive!! Once things are paid off I'll be making a friesian account to put money in. It will happen. My close 2nd favourite horse, and it's a very close second...is Quarter Horse. I call them the gold fish of horses. I'm bias though. My mare is a QH and she's is beyond awesome. My 3rd horse will be a QH (4th horse will be a friesian) And I do love the TBs. I will never buy another one. But I love my gelding and he's an OTTB. They make good horses I've just had on going problems with mine __________________ Animals Are Family We Choose For Ourselves

08-01-2009, 11:17 AM
Appy_527 Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 212	Appys are my favorite and always will be -- mostly because of my gelding. But my second choice are Friesians because they are so beautiful and talented horses. My friend got me hooked on them, she boards her TB at a Friesian farm and ever since my first ride on one I've wanted one. But Appys are still my absolute faves. __________________ "And God said, "Let there be horses!"

08-01-2009, 12:36 PM
dproaps Coming two Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dickson, Tennessee Posts: 1,882	Mine will always and forever be the awesome Arabian, but I'm kinda fond of my Friesian cross too! __________________ Those who suffer with the suffering are dancing to the rhythm of God.

08-01-2009, 12:41 PM
Shetanya1350 Newborn Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: MN Posts: 43	Arabians-all of the ones i have had are egyptians and LOVE to please,are very smart,and curious But i like all breeds

08-01-2009, 12:41 PM
Horsie Michelle Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Summerfield, FL Posts: 888	I marked "other"...anyone that's read my post would probley be able to tell I'm a TWH/SSH nut. There's bad apples in every group but I love the easly going nature, the personality, and the look. And esp the gaits...there's nothing better to me than hitting the "sweet spot" while going down the trail. I'd probley choose TWH if I could only choose one. All the SSH I have have strong walking horse lines and obvious influence~but being as they are a color/gait breed rather than a bloodline breed I think I'd go with the purity of the TWH over the melting pot of the the SSH. Guess a DBL or triple reg TWh would be my dream horse. __________________ ~~"All that we love deeply becomes part of us" ~~ Helen Keller