classic Arab mare who loves, loves ,loves traveling out, covering the ground, checking out the adventures! So what about the occasional spook(which is not outrageous–she is smart and catches herself)–she’s worth it! We have so much fun.
Whatever I can use. Many of the racehorses in training enjoy the trails, they plod right along on a loose rein.
Haflinger mare - the best view is through Golden Ears on a couch that trot all day long:winkgrin:
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Trakehners.
Tall horses are a double edged sword - you cover the miles faster but picking your way through trees is harder. And finding things to stand on to get back on isn’t always easy.[/QUOTE]
All your friends want you to lead… and get the spider webs cleared.
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We have ridden against nearly all breeds and mixes with most all doing well
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All your friends want you to lead… and get the spider webs cleared.[/QUOTE]
Yes! And get drenched with dew LOL
Pony of the Americas. Best little trail mare! Even with one eye and limited vision in the left eye, she’ll go over, under, and through anything I ask of her. 
I take my OTTB on trails. He’s super green but loves going out–he usually leads the group and will go through anything. Water, brush, mud, hills, he doesn’t really care. He’s not much of a spook either–he thinks the PA wildlife are his friends (except ground dwelling birds…)
He’d trail ride all day long if I asked him to.
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Trakehners.
Tall horses are a double edged sword - you cover the miles faster but picking your way through trees is harder. And finding things to stand on to get back on isn’t always easy.[/QUOTE]
I really lucked out - my 1/2 Trak mare is only 15hh but has a HUGE ground covering stride.
When I had a Belgian Draft gelding people always liked it when we went first. He was such a tank that he’d do a pretty thorough job of trail blazing, pushing all kinds of things out of the way up to and including small trees :lol: He was a complete klutz though, and overheated easily, so I only took him on relatively easy rides. Nothing too long or steep or rocky.
Besides my current Anglo-Trakehner and the Belgian, I’ve owned and trail ridden an Arab, a grade QH gelding, and a Thoroughbred over the years.
They were all fun rides, but I think the Arab was probably my favorite. He was incredibly sure footed, sound every single day up until he died at the age of 26, never got tired, stood tied reliably, and had amazingly good hooves that never needed shoes and were never tender on rocks or gravel.
My Arabian gelding whose primary job is dressage. He is calmer and braver than most quarter horses, and has a walk that can out pace a Foxtrotter or Walker. He loves the trails.
Trakehner. 16.3hh, not the most sensible trail horse I’ve ever owned, but smart and a good ride with ground covering capability.
Used to ride my Clydesdale on any type of trail, but she’s now retired. SHE is quite sensible!
Coming 27 y.o. Appaloosa gelding and coming five y.o. leopard Knabstrupper mare
Morgan. Times 2.
One is learning to be a great trail horse and so far he’s doing awesome with limited trail exposure. Still gotta work on water crossings.
The other I would take thru hell. Only probably with him is that he tends to out walk anything.
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Haflinger mare - the best view is through Golden Ears on a couch that trot all day long:winkgrin:[/QUOTE]
I had a Haflinger mare on trial before I bought my POA. OMG… You are correct! It is like sitting on a couch that can jog all day long. Comfy!
Right now- 2 Morgans (Belle and Esme)- both will go through, over or under anything and are go, go, go horses. I also have a Lusitano mare that’s about as smart as a box of rocks and hot, but is okay on the trail as long as you do all of the thinking.
And waiting in the wings, is my 4 year old Arab gelding that I’ll start this spring
I actually train trail and endurance horses, both gaited and non-gaited. My personal horses include two McCurdy Plantation horses, one of whom also competes in endurance riding, both 25 and 50 miles, and a foundation bred appaloosa–just coming four, but already just super on the trails
I currently trade off between a Standardbred and a quarter pony. In the past I have ridden araibians, standardbreds,quarter horses, and several crossbreds. My favorite is probably the standardbreds. But all the different horses that I have had over the past 40+ years have been fun and enjoyable trail horses. I’ve been blessed!!
A very large Mule.
17 yr old QH, 17 yr old Oldenburg, 23 yr old App – all super, brave and quiet with enough oomph to make life interesting from time to time!
A fourteen year old OTTB who, as far as I know, has only spooked once on a trail: when a ground hog ran between her legs. (I would have jumped, too!;))
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