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I would pass. He looks halter bred (most of the bad stereotypes about the breed are based on the halter bred ones) and arabs only have a lot of value among arab people and if you are not part of that world you will have a harder time getting full value for him at resale time.

I'm not overly concerned about his resale value, since his price is super low. I have no clue what sort of bloodlines the few purebred Arabs I have know were from. Two were very compact builds that looked more like a riding horse body type and three were incredibly fine boned, stunningly beautiful (and equally brainless!) so I'm guessing that would be the halter type, right Ammit? If this boy has a chance of coming home with me, he needs to be calm and intelligent!

Mostly what I'm looking for is a sturdy trail horse prospect that I can put a lot of miles on in the future. I notice many endurance riders have arabs or arab crosses, and with the length of time i like to spend in the saddle, that might suit me well. I've really been trying to "expand my horizons" by having new adventures and challenging my ingrained beliefs. This might be a good opportunity to do so. Or it might be a horrible mistake. I suppose the mystery in that is worth exploring. Worst case scenario, I lose a little money, gain a pasture potato and learn a valueable lesson, right? :)

As far as starting him later, that makes sense since they are finer boned and have a shorter back. I plan on doing a ton of ponying and ground work, so I'm willing to wait to start him under saddle if i do get him. I'm going to trek upstate to see him in the morning so I'll add a few current pics of him.

Thanks for the input and I should be able to provide more info after my visit!