Riding Zebras?!

Thanks, I def. Will!

In Zimbabwe there was a herd of zebra living near the stables and when one of the men who worked there was walking home the stallion tried to attack him and chased him up a tree! His hand was bitten and became paralyzed. Zebra are mean! I would never try to ride a zebra. Other than being unpredictable I've also been told they have weaker backs and joints and not very suitable for riding. Although I'm not certain the last bit is true, you could try and research it.

Lol, yeah it really suprised me! I was hoping it was a painted horse, but it wasn't.

Hmmm, I can't seem to find much about their strength, but I have heard that. This site is interesting: DRAUGHT AND RIDING ANIMALS OTHER THAN HORSES (1) strange, but interesting pictures.

That link was very interesting! "Natural Horsemanship" was around even before the turn of the last century.

Hm, speaking of riding zebras and racing stripes... had a farrier come out and shoe my horse last fall who at least claimed to have been involved with going to africa and finding the zebra they used for that movie. I have no reason to doubt that he was involved with stunts in hollywood or doing a lot of shoeing for various people/horses and movies, etc.

But hell, I dunno. Said he was born out here in ks but wound up in CA for a lot of years, went to shoeing school out there, and finally got tired of all the hubbub. All I know is 1) he did good work, but 2) he won't answer the phone to come out again. Which sucks because I CANNOT find a farrier!

Anyhow, sorry about the hijack...

This little guy seems pretty nice!
I feel bad for him though, that girl looks a little big for him and that saddle probably doesn't fit him right :(

I heard they like biting you and they also kick! I saw a zebra at a ranch one time he was with a horse=]

Heres a video

You better watch the video a little closer. That "girl" has a beard!!! There is a much larger zebra in the background so I would assume that the one being ridden is young. The saddle needs a britchen like mule riders use to keep it from sliding forward.