Anyone heard of a "Pintabian"?
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Re: Anyone heard of a "Pintabian"?
[quote="rabbitsfizz"]
But it isn't an Arab, that is the whole point of the word "Purebred"!
It never will be an Arab, so what is the point of breeding them that way??
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Because the more "Arab" the part-bred looks, the more likely it is to do well in the show ring, plus the whole "have to breed back to a pure" rule.
Diane
Re: Anyone heard of a "Pintabian"?
[quote="NZ Appaloosas"][quote="rabbitsfizz"]
But it isn't an Arab, that is the whole point of the word "Purebred"!
It never will be an Arab, so what is the point of breeding them that way??
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Because the more "Arab" the part-bred looks, the more likely it is to do well in the show ring, plus the whole "have to breed back to a pure" rule.
Diane[/quote]
And THIS is why I don't show on the breed circuit. (ANY breed circuit) :roll:
Re: Anyone heard of a "Pintabian"?
Well, remember that point of view is American, and there is actually a "rest of the world" :booty
In Europe the Part Breds actually look more like small TBs than Arabs, a flashy part bred would not get anywhere as they are shown plaited.
I do actually like the idea of a Pinto section of the Part Bred book, but keeping it all under the Part Bred umbrella, so it does not matter if it comes out solid.
I like the way our Pinto ponies are going now, Welsh only needed a little nudge to become Pinto, so the smaller ones all look Welsh, the large ones look TB, there is room in the middle for an Arab type, I think....
Re: Anyone heard of a "Pintabian"?
A "partbred Arab" here, in our registry, is any animal with more than 12 1/2 % registered Arab blood.
It can go on ad infinitum, it never becomes a "Purebred"
Anglos are any cross of Arab and TB, no other blood allowed, in any percentage.