Re: RC: Endurance breed

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 06:40 PM 6/12/00 -0400, John Proudman GGPL B-262 wrote:
> Contrary to one comment, 
> they ARE bred for long distances...that was the purpose of a plantation
> horse, to carry the owner around the plantation all day in comfort. 

Of course most plantations didn't include mountains, beaches, arroyos,
and some of the other usual trail obstacles, nor did they include minimum
times to complete.  Not saying TWH can't do the job, just that they
were bred for plantation riding, not endurance riding.  Different
thing.  Close, but no banana.  Lif

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