[AnAmericanMother]

Andalusians are lovely horses, they are the last of the classic "High Horses" for royalty's processions (hence the expression, "ah, get off your high horse!")

The only gripe I have with them is they are naturally heavy as lead on the forehand. You feel like you're riding a wheelbarrow - downhill all the time. And jumping . . . forget it! They're not jumping horses.

They also are not very speedy. I went to see LOTR with a friend, and we noticed in the chase scene with Arwen and Frodo running from the Black Riders that the Andalusian was going full tilt, while the Black Riders (on their T'breds) were having to hold their horses back to avoid overtaking the Andalusian.

That said, I think the Andalusians have the most noble heads and necks of ANY breed on the planet.

[sweetliberty]

"You feel like you're riding a wheelbarrow - downhill all the time. And jumping . . . forget it! They're not jumping horses."

I have heard that, but they have no equal for beauty, and, as you said, nobility. The black ones are beautiful too, but they don't photograph well. This is the best one I could find of a black. Most of them, you can't make out their facial features.

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