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Does your horse have a non-typical job for their breed?

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#1 ·
My sister and I were talking about owning a barn together eventually and she was going on about how she loves haflingers and fjords and if we could teach one to rein. Lol

Just curious if anyone has a horse that does something non-typical for their breed? Maybe a draft that does gymkhana? A TB that works cows? A QH that pulls a cart?

Photos/videos would definitely be bonus!! =D
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#32 ·
ummm... My ex-race winning thoroughbred is now a farm hack aswell as a showjumper/dressage boy.
If that counts :lol: he's now sooo laid back on the farm, I can jump on bareback and get the cows up if I choose to.
 
#33 ·
My stud SAM doesnt have the riding job ( although he does ride ) He has the job as a Tire relocator and placement service lol. Which means every day he is relocating his car tire either in the loafing shed or hanging on the fence post or over into BUTT HEADS paddock or sometimes he uses it to get my attention which he succeeds once I get my face out of the dirt. Example:
One day I heard a bunch of rukus by all my big guys when I got out there and straightened out the mess I saw the tire in Butt Heads paddock ..AGAIN! So I grabbed it tossed it back in SAMs paddock (Big Mistake ) I went to grab BUTT HEADS feed pan out of SAMS paddock ( I have no idea how he got it) well when I was walking over to get it I was taken out by a flying tire. I dont play catch very well with my back turned. Needless to say I ate dirt and SAM lost his tire for a few days. Which by the way is NOT a good punishment for him. More like a punishment for me because he throws a tantrum like no other. Think weaning a foal from mare is bad try a tire and a stud!!

TRR
 
#36 ·
My Anglo Arab is an eventer (not atypical of his breed) but can REALLY work a cow, and he can do a passable WP jog and lope. I'm considering trying to fit him up for a couple of endurance rides (breed typical discipline right thar!!)... he pretty much does everything.
 
#38 ·
Randella, send him to meeee!!! -is looking for a quiet ottb-

haha actually this filly I'm looking at tomorrow (ummm, later today... lol stayed up too late again) is a tb, but unraced, so none of that racing mentality... hrmmmmm shall we say I'm seriously considering going there with a trailer and loading her up and taking her home!!
 
#39 ·
Bahaha, he's great with kids, but once you put and adult up on him, he gets a little more ... spirited, shall we say lol :p

Ouuu, what were momma and daddy's stats? What colour is she? Details! :)
 
#40 ·
I taught an Arab gelding to drive [pull a cart]. We also vaulted on the same Arab. Best little guy EVER.

The therapy barn I worked at for quite some time had an OTTB [who was also very successful in dressage and hunters] that was PHENOMENAL for therapy rides.

That same therapy barn had an Arab gelding that loved being ridden like a WP horse, QH style, not Arab WP.

My Impressive bred and WP trained Paint mare is turning into a very lovely dressage mount. =]

Side note, I LOVE Fjords. They are an awesome breed, I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem adapting to reining, they are seen in more dressage rings than you'd think. =P
 
#42 ·
My Quarter Horse, who's "typical" job would probably be something like western pleasure (although some people wanted him for cattle penning and gaming), is a hunter.. well, in training anyways. :) Eventually, I wanna see how he does in dressage though.
 
#43 ·
The year before last I rode my barn's Fjord in a dressage show. His full time job is a therapy horse, but he gets cranky if he doesn't do work off the leadline every once in a while :) It was a nice experience for me, as I'd never shown with a horse that didn't get high strung away from home!
 
#45 ·
lol you posted while I was on the road to go look at her.

She is a STUNNER... and I am careful about TB feet regardless of bloodlines, but hers looked ok from what I could see (she's very timid and difficult to catch, I gather it usually takes two or more people to get a halter on her). She was in beautiful condition... only for give away because her owner is a racehorse owner and doesn't want to put money into something that's not going to run. Her sire doesn't have any winners on the ground (according to owner's agent who is the person I was dealing with as owner is a farrier), and he's nearly 9, so he should have SOMETHING by now. Throws a nice riding type though!

I am definitely getting her, just trying to organise when to borrow a friend's trailer and towing car so I can go pick her up.

The stallions she traces to ND through are thankfully known for throwing good feet - Hartley's Spirit is by Danetime who is by Danehill, and in the industry Danehill is considered a huge asset in a TB's lines. Recreational riders LOVE anything from Danehill lines. She's a big girl, 15.3+ at not yet two, with ENORMOUS joints, and Hartley's Spirit foals tend to mature late so she's got a lot of growing to do yet.

She is beautiful, but I have a lot of work ahead of me. I think she'll be living in a yard until she's 100% to catch, because I'm way too lazy to follow a horse around for the half hour or more it might take.
 
#48 ·
Dragon is a Friesian/Saddlebred and I was just trying to think of all the things we have done with him. Of course, first off he is an exceptional trail horse, very savvy, not spooky and even loves trails in the dark.

I move cattle with him whenever any neighbors need help with that, he thinks that is great fun.

I pony horses with him all the time, whenever I need to move horses around or have someone riding that is scared and needs ponied.

My friend took him for a while and did some cross-country jumping with him, he did great at that.

I pull logs and brush out of the woods with him. When I'm bringing horses back from the back pasture he knows we are heading to the front gate and it's hilly. So I either jump on him bareback (don't even need a bridle, LOL) or grab his tail and let him pull me up the hills.

Another friend of mine borrowed him to rope some calves, he said he did ok with it.

And when we have people to ride that are inexperienced, we always let them ride Dragon, because he takes good care of them.

So I guess he's pretty versatile. He loves doing just about anything you are doing and always wants to go, especially if he sees the trailer hooked up!
 
#52 ·
SouthernTrailGa, pretty girl! You're sure she's a Belgian?
Her mother had papers, but the father was 3/4 Belgian and 1/4 TWH
She is 16 hands now at a little over 5 years old, still a little downhill and tapes at over 1500 lbs, although with her bone structure, I would guess she actually weighs about 1700 lbs.

Thank goodness she is an easy keeper and eats less than most of our other Horses :lol:

I have seen two others with her unusual colors and it was a Belgian pulling a buggy in NYC and one at a friend of a friends stables, the one locally had all the papers to full blooded Belgians.


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