Breed of horse you absolutely HATE! or Dis like ?

[Pupsnpullets]

Love Standardbreds. They are usually very sound and can go all day without tiring. They are usually sane and pretty much undisturbed by chaos going on around them. Oh, and they are also very inexpensive to buy!

 

[geebs]

Haflinger... and mind you I have had possession of a few so I am not picking on them.

Most Haflingers are prone to bucking and fits of opinion... When they want something... they simply go get it... if you are in their way they go over or through you... They are for experienced handlers... I have seen too many beginners try out an old good one, fall in love and buy a young untrained one and end up in the hospital...

I don't dislike any breed, however, a green Haflinger and a green mustang are not kid toys... They will always have "moments"

 

[Sumatra503]

I have never liked Appys very much at all. I've met too many untrained buttheads. I also don't like the bodies on Arabs or Thoroughbreds.

Even though it isn't technically a horse breed, I hate shetland ponies. I had one as a kid and he was evil.

Give me a good stalky mustang or Quarter Horse. I'm also a big fan of the really huge drafts.

My first horse was a Quarted Horse guelding named Bob. I loved him so much and he fixed me on the breed.

I also love the Blue eyed black and white paints. My frind breeds Homozygous Black and Whites.

I love pretty much any horse, really and have been around them since I was still in the womb. I have a lot of trophies and ribbons from when i was 4 years old.

 

[pamperedpoultry]

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Love them too.. most "good" horses you pretty much still have to pay a good penny for or at least in my area... I can't say theres any breed that I hate... we've had quite a variety.. Quarter horses, APps, Tennesse walkers, Racking, Standard bred, saddle breds, morgan, paints, perchon crosses, and mules

Oh and I see you like Australian Shepherds as well.. we have 3

This is my latest standard bred mare

 

[Sumatra503]

She's quite a looker. Nice and flashy and eyecatching. I love her.

Does her personality match her looks?

 

[froggiesheins]

What a strange topic...."Horse breed you hate" ?? To me horses are one of the most beautiful creations on earth. (well maybe a day old chick is better). They are these HUGE creatures that can crush/kill a human in a flash, but have a wonderful gentle nature and are willing to please the human IF the human knows how to speak THEIR language. Never the other way around. The only breed I could honestly say I hate would be the human that is stupid and ignorant about learning to speak horse.

 

[Illia]

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That also goes the same for Bovine too. To each their own opinion.

Honestly I find topics like this really neat - It allows us to see what our opinions and tastes really are, and why.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I do not like Arabians. I never have, I never will. They are entirely too smart for their own good. I do not like the build of TBs either. Too lean. I like stocky horses...and I want a horse to have a butt as big as mine.

 

[Kansaseq]

"and I want a horse to have a butt as big as mine"

Me too, Ropo!

My first horse (technically had an Arab first, but that was only for a week!) was a TB. He was a challenge, hot and hard headed at times, but settled in nicely after I had him a while. That being said, I prefer bigger bodied horses with smooth gaits. Don't hate any breed per-se, but but don't care for hot tempered individuals. And I think you can't truly make blanket statements about an entire breed being stubborn, lazy, hot, etc, because there will always be individuals within that breed that don't fit the description. I rode at a hunter jumper barn that had many dead-calm Thoroughbreds, rode some very calm Saddlebreds, Arabs, etc. I think it's safer to judge horses as individuals. JMHO

 

[welsummerchicks]

I can't believe this thread.

Thoroughbreds are bad, Warmbloods are bad, Arabs are bad. Such and such a breed is bad.

This is just not something I believe is possible. I think people just get biases, often based on only one encounter with a breed.

Horses are MADE stubborn, MADE dull, MADE disagreeable, MADE difficult. They aren't born that way.

I love Thoroughbreds. I love Arabs. I love Warmbloods.

Warmbloods are probably the most maligned. Initially, Americans bought a lot of warmbloods, without knowing how to train them, feed them or manage them. They tried to ride them like other horses they had grown up on - and with bad results. They didn't want to listen to the Europeans who had developed, managed and trained them for hundreds of years. So what happened. It's predictable.

Warmbloods aren't responsive? Well, I had a trainer spend THREE minutes showing me how to have a responsive horse, and no, there were no whips, chains or beatings involved. People simply do not know how to ride them. It's really sad in a way, but it's really that simple. I get sad when I see one poking along and the rider complaining and kicking and hitting the animal. The rider doesn't even REALIZE he's created this problem himself! And blames the horse!!

What I like about my warmbloods, is that they are so active, agile and energetic, as well as affectionate, loyal and smart. Insensitive? Dull? Not unless you make them that way by incorrect training. Intelligent? Oh yes. And I have one 'old type' and one 'modern type' and both are incredible animals.

People who want a quiet horse that is easy to handle and can fall into any sort of routine especially infrequent riding, should be looking at breeds that are known for having more individuals that are less sensitive and less energetic - Paints, Quarter Horses, and similar breeds and crosses like draft crosses.

Within those breeds, there will always be some that are more sensitive and energetic, and some that are less so, as with all breeds. But there does tend to be a general pattern in a breed, usually because a lot of breeders selected a lot of stallions and mares with certain traits that are desirable for that function that breed was developed for.

With the breeds that are often less active and less sensitive, you often can run into a situation where they need firmer discipline. They have more time to think things through and aren't as easily impressed by light types of training. They may also hold onto early training more persistently, and be harder to retrain.

On the other hand, more active, more sensitive individuals may at times react better to different kinds of training, and need different kinds of routines. They may not perform well unless they're 'in a program' where they get ridden more frequently and get a chance to expend their energy.

A more active sensitive animal may react to bad training by getting nervous and tense - fighting the bit, kicking out when the rider uses his legs wrong, or running away when anticipating the pain of a badly sitting rider that puts them off balance.

'Shying' can be due to the rider not allowing the horse to go forward, or to pulling on the reins while at the same time urging the horse to go forward with the legs, causing tension and confusion. And certainly shying may come about easier in a more sensitive horse. 'Nervousness' can be due to unsteady hands that bounce up and down because the rider's seat and back are stiff. The horse may fuss with his head and yank on the reins. Bucking, rearing and bolting are common when the rider doesn't respect the individual horse's needs for exercise and gives him more grain than work. Some horses simply need more work and less grain. Refusing to go where one wants can be due to not understanding how the horse was trained, or to not establishing basic obedience to leg and rein.

Because a few individuals one runs across kick, or are difficult, can be due to many things. Incorrect handling, management or training, or all three, being a big factor.

The average pleasure rider doesn't understand any type of horse other than the one he's used to. He's going to get in trouble with more challenging horses or those that can't be ridden once a week or once a month. The same horse another rider might find just fine.

Sport horses - Arabians, Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds and their crosses, simply were not developed to be go out every few weeks and walk along a trail on a loose rein. They were bred to be courageous, active, and busy - every day. While individuals may suit a pleasure riding situation, the breeds weren't developed with that kind of use in mind.

At one training barn I was at, we had two Arabians in for training, both from the same breeder and raised in exactly the same way. One was very quiet and had low energy. The challenge was in getting him reliantly obedient to light signals - and to the FIRST signal, not the ninth or tenth in a series more firmer requests to move his rear. The trainer often had to resort to a firm tap with the whip to back up her signals. The other horse, a full sister to him, was nick named 'Flyer'. She was extremely sensitive and fast, and had a very, very high need for activity. Even after trotting and galloping around a big paddock all day, she was a challenge to keep under control during arena work. One day the trainer brought her back into the barn, the horse's nostrils billowing in and out, her body covered all over in sweat. 'I think I got to the bottom of her' said the trainer, sounding a little skeptical. She said the mare had cantered and trotted very energetically, for forty five minutes, leaping forward every time the (very skilled and sensitive) trainer touched her with her legs.

The next day, 'Flyer' went out for her usual day, and spent the entire day cantering and trotting her pasture. Diet changes, more, less exercise, more, less fitness - nothing changed that. In other words, That Was Just Her! Full siblings - same sire, same dam, same handling - the first horse went to a youth rider and did western pleasure and english pleasure and the kid worked for every step. The second horse went to an endurance rider who LOVED to go out five times a week on that mare and was over the moon pleased with her wins in endurance. The MARE loved it too.

It isn't about a 'breed is bad'. It's about getting animals suitable training that fits their energy level and sensitivity, and finding them an appropriate job and an appropriate rider.