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  • #21
    chanter, have to agree with you. i don't care for a 'rough' head on any horse, TB, QH, whatever. while i like the Iberians, and love my little Morgans, there is a tendency for them to not be so refined. which is ok by me, as long as ut isn't too terribly clunky and rough looking.
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    • #22
      So many to choose from and also in no particular order.

      Percheron
      Morgan
      Saddlebred
      Arabian
      National Show Horse
      Appaloosa
      Thoroughbred
      Friesian
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      • #23
        Arabians for me. Hands down.

        I'm a sucker for color, too!


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        • #24
          A well put together WB is absolutely my ideal, but since they're a type, and the question was about breeds...

          TBs and Arabs will always have my heart. I have to say though, Caspian horses are the cutest little things.
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          • #25
            I love good horses of any breed.

            But ... for sheer beauty, it's Arabians all the way for me. Their athleticism and heart are a nice bonus, too.
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            • #26
              A spotted Saddlebred running in my pasture is my favorite !

              After that, it would be a toss-up between a Friesian and an Arabian at liberty. Also anything that is a true palomino (really gold) takes my breath away.
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              • #27
                In no particular order:

                Thoroughbreds

                Akhal Tekes (ooh, metallic!)

                Welsh ponies

                and Shetland ponies (the Thelwell type, of course)

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                • #28
                  I love Dutch Warmbloods. Go KWPN! My 18 h. black-bay gelding with 4 white legs and a blaze is my dream horse come true.

                  I also have a Trakehner mare who is beautiful. She has a beautiful head and face, and does not have an Arabian look to her at all like some Traks. do. She looks very German.

                  I have to say that I really love the powerhouse-dressage-European-warmblood look!

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                  • #29
                    Thoroughbreds

                    There is something so stunning, I can hardly watch them gallop on the track or in a pasture without tears.

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                    • #30
                      I like anything with loads of hair. Like mane and tail hair, not just winter coat hair! I also love the look of Arabs and Saddlebreds. Actually I could go on and on about what I think is beautiful about every breed in this world, so I'll stop now!
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                        #31
                        DaytimeDrama, that's what I'm talking about...something about Tb's at a gallop makes me cry, too. I was kind of wondering if other breeds evoke the same reaction. I admire watching well-muscled, powerful, dressage horses, but it doesn't bring tears to my eyes.

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                        • #32
                          Crabbet Arabs, Connemara Ponies (have to have the pony look), and TBs (prefer the ones that are not long in everyway imaginable, they look slightly awkward just standing around, but I still love them).

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                          • #33
                            I will take a TB for riding over anything, and nothing can touch the athletic power of a galloping TB straining to get his head in front of that other horse, but if I had a beautiful pasture and wanted horses for ornaments.....I think nothing is more beautiful than a really classic Arab.

                            I used to go to the Arabian National every year, I couldn't get enough of looking at them, in ANY class. The top 10 stallions shown in-hand was the icing on the cake.
                            But I have ridden several and they don't appeal to me as a riding horse, so I guess I won't have one looking out the stall door for me.

                            For fantasy quality, I like the Friesians, they always make me think of LadyHawke.
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                            • #34
                              For beauty, it's definitely Freisians and Arabians. Plus, the equine love of my life was an Arabian, so I'm a little prejudiced.

                              I'm also such a sucker for a pretty Paint.

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                              • #35
                                <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by shakeytails:
                                Beauty in motion- Saddlebred
                                Just plain beautiful- Arabian

                                And there are individuals of almost all breeds(dogs and horses) that make me drool....makes me think of the drop-dead gorgeous Doberman bitch that showed at Westminster a couple of years ago- I couldn't take my eyes off of her! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

                                Oh, yeah.... I know which one you are talking about. She was beautiful.

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                                • #36
                                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Chanter:
                                  I love a fine example of a TB! Arab's are gorgeous, but I am not exactly sure I like the current halter look.

                                  Okay, I am ready for the hate mail: I cannot stand the huge hunky heads on Friesian's, Andalusian's, & even many a Morgan. JMO, to each their own. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

                                  I also agree about the current halter look... not my fave... but I do like the classic looking Arab. Though, I wouldn't own one as they don't fit my style... but we have a really cute 7 year old gelding at our farm (owned by sisters.... age 15 and 11).... bay, w/ chrome that is cute as a button... and I LOVE his face.

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                                  • #37
                                    For me - the words horse and beautiful are synonomous.
                                    I can cry at almost any horse in action - any horse sport. From a Thoroughbred galloping to a Three day event horse bravely going down a bank,from a Hannoverian passaging, to a Holsteiner driving around an outdoor course. Then again maybe a Shetland carrying a child or a Welsh pony jumping with his precious pigtailed cargo. All make me cry but, of course, the horses of my heart make me cry the most - my little Oldenburg colt trotting the triangle at Devon or now as a regal young stallion in his field of friends, the big red face with the crooked blaze of the Westfalen looking out of the stall to see if I have a carrot or the Arabians in my past running at liberty to see me when I called.
                                    How can I pick?

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                                    • #38
                                      Arabians, espeically Polish arabians.
                                      Have YOU ever looked into the eyes of a rich white child who has just lost a jumping competition?

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                                      • #39
                                        For me, Thoroughbreds. You know, I think the type that appeals to you most is what you're meant to have.

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                                        • #40
                                          OK, no one can say Thoroughbreds or Arabians again- That's so five minutes ago!
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