"Just over three years ago, I met Bev. The first time my daughter and I went out to her place to meet her, we were all sitting on hay bales out of the sun talking and getting to know a little bit about each other. When Bev said that her horses were Arabians, my young daughter loudly and honestly (as kids do) announced to Bev “My mom hates Arabians!” At which point of course I had to explain to Bev why. As I explained that my experiences with Arabs were that they were nervous, flighty, very unpredictable and frankly, ugly dish-faced animals - and that the owners seemed to be the same way! 

She sat intently listening to me, probably thinking I needed to leave her property right now. But, instead of insisting I was the idiot unpredictable animal, she explained to me that these horses she had were not like that at all. They were from old lines descending from the Desert Bedouins, and that they were not flighty or unpredictable (not more than any other breed). She said, “I hope in time my horses can change your mind.” Well, they did! And she did. Starting right there. She didn’t get offended or uppity as a lot of the Arabian horse people I had met in the past had. Over that first year, I spent a lot of time at her ranch and she even offered me the opportunity to work with one of her young stallions (SpiritWind Baasil) to take him to Sport Horse Nationals. It was a great experience and I had my mind changed for good after that. Her horses are definitely not the typical Arabs I had been around in the past. "