Re: Re: KILLER HORSES

["Tamara Jane Habberley" <tamarahabberley@lineone.net>]

Dont know about the USA, but over here like very where else Ayrabs and purpose bred oens at that are supposed to be the desired ones to buy.

 

Some one carried out an informal bit of research and the fact were that the majority of horses enterd for rides were arabs yet non arabs featuered highly in completes and wins.

 

Over here we have had two horses which have dominated at the 100 miler level in the last decade , one was a 16 hh suffolk punch  X Tb hunter and the suffolk predomionated , and the other was a 14. 2 - 15 hh colored clyesdale x trotter cob . One of the highest mileage grade one only horses over here is a ropbustly built welsh cob hes still going strong and hes in his late teens or twentys. the Arabs of course also did exceptionally well including some very light framed ones ( Egypitan kahalifa who was a very consistent horse sprigs to mind).

 

Personally, and within reason, I dont think its the horses type/pedigree/cost that matters its its guts and heart that counts and I guess you can only test that by the suck it and see method!

 

Tamara

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Claudia Provin

To: Ridecamp

Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 8:07 PM

Subject: RC: Re: KILLER HORSES

    I have been watching this thread with interest---does anybody have any guess-statistics as to how many auction horses do NOT make the grade for every Cash that did?   Then, how about the same ratio for horses who were bred for endurance making the grade, and those bred for it failing??

  Claudia

----- Original Message -----

From: Lif Strand

To: Ridecamp

Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 9:50 AM

Subject: RC: KILLER HORSES

At 09:18 PM 4/22/00 -0700, Carla wrote:

Okay you all asked for it... one single word. about cheap horses CASH.. lest we forget Valeries horse that led her into some fame

Come on, Carla - there are stories everywhere of the rescued/cheap/abused (pick one) horse/dog/kid (pick one) that becomes a winner/saves a life/does something extraordinary (pick one).  If higher prices don't predict a winner, lower prices don't either. 

This isn't about price (although price is an indicator of what is being talked about).  I think it is NOT a good idea for people to think that the world is full of ugly ducklings that will become swans, livestock auction horses that will become winners, underprivledged small town boys & girls that become CEOs and lottery tickets that make instant multi-millionaires.  It's *possible* of course, but it's not likely and it's unrealistic to present the Cash's of the world as an example of how things are or could be. 

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