Argh yes ride, shoot, paint...I always want a horse again sooo bad after a shoot LOL.

In general the Friesians are really nice, these two are exceptionally nice, gentle yet fiery. They can be hot, and my cousins gelding who has a heart of gold and is sweet as he can be, is also very spooky and scares himself (and he's huge!) but we were told his line is like that. Other lines aren't. They aren't the smoothest horse to ride because they have such big action when they trot but the canter is OK and they sure are beautiful to watch.

I'm becoming a bigger fan of Andalusians all the time too, they are very level headed and gentle yet spirited. I just got back from todays shoot with the Andalusian stallion, and he was a real gentleman even around the mares (and the goat!) His owner rode him in a show last weekend, where he had to do all of these dressage moves right next to a mare who was in heat and he performed flawlessly. I don't know which is my favorite breed, mostly I think the Friesian but the Andalusians are right up there too.