Arabian or Stock Horse Show Halter for Quarab?
I plan on showing my very Arabian-type gelding in a halter conformation class this year, and, with his very Arabian head, I wondered if I should use an Arabian or a Stock horse halter for him?
Shane will be shown in a "Non-Stock Type" Open show. He will compete against Saddlebreds, pure Arabians, Thoroughbreds and the like.
I have been showing Arabians since I was seven and we only ever shown purebred Arabians in Arabian show halters. But if he looks almost purebred, it would probably be more appropriate to show him in an Arabian Halter. But that also means you should show him like an Arabian (I.e. front feet square, one hind in front of the other, neck flexed up and out.). If not I would stick with a stock halter. One point was brought up that it would distract from his head. That can be true if the halter is too big (and I learned this from a judge after showing a half arab in a western halter). Make sure the halter is almost snug. This will make the horses features pop, not hide them. Well that’s my opinion and I hope it helps 
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arabian would be the most appropriate
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arabian halter. stock horse halter will take the eye away from his face and on the halter. Cable halters show off the very small intricate details of the arabian face.
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I have been showing Arabians since I was seven and we only ever shown purebred Arabians in Arabian show halters. But if he looks almost purebred, it would probably be more appropriate to show him in an Arabian Halter. But that also means you should show him like an Arabian (I.e. front feet square, one hind in front of the other, neck flexed up and out.). If not I would stick with a stock halter. One point was brought up that it would distract from his head. That can be true if the halter is too big (and I learned this from a judge after showing a half arab in a western halter). Make sure the halter is almost snug. This will make the horses features pop, not hide them. Well that’s my opinion and I hope it helps
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If it’s at an Arabian show, use an Arabian halter. If it’s at a show that judges by QH standards and you know that being a half-Arab is going to count against him (no matter how nice he is), use a stock type halter. If it’s an open show and you think that the judge will actually recognize him for being a good example of his breed (and not penalize him simply because he doesn’t look like every other stock horse), then use an Arabian halter and show him as such.
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