Re: RC: Breeds

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Well a lot depends on the goals. A good horse of many breeds can do just fine
for many people If you are out there to just have fun, then why would you want
to have to put up with an Arab?  Some years ago a premere rider in the SE showed
up with a warmblood and most people thought he had lost his mine.  Well 6000 or
so miles later most of ut in the top 5, no one is laughing any longer.

When asked why he got a warmblood, his answer was he was tired of putting up
with Arabs. I sure feel that way a lot of the time.

Unless you are just going out a picking a horse at random, you should be able to
find one of many breeds that can be usable endurance horses, particularly for
people who are not hell bent to win every ride. I'd take a good sound healthy
walking horse with a 26 resting heart rate any day over an Arab with a 40
resting heart rate.

T

Dbeverly4@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/13/00 8:27:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mitts_n@hotmail.com writes:
>
> << We to a real disservice to endurance riding (and people wanting to start
>  out) when we tell people they have to go buy an Arab to get started.
>  Especially if they already own another breed of horse.  >>
>
> I think the original question was something like "What is the best breed for
> endurance".  They were horse shopping, not talking about using an existing
> horse (if I understood/remember the post correctly).  The original poster was
> asking us to choose between a quarterhorse or TWH.  Most people seem to be
> recommending Arabs (me included).  I agree that you can try the sport on your
> existing horse.  My Paint horse is a great trail horse and we did CTR for 6
> years before I got the bug to do 100 milers.  It would have been abusive to
> ask him to go more than 25 miles in a day.  He would have tried till he
> killed himself (doesn't know how to quit), but he just doesn't have the
> metabolic or physical make up to do long distances.  I also agree that
> different breeds CAN do it, the odds aren't as much in your favor though and
> you're going to have to work a lot harder both conditioning and during the
> ride.  If you're specifically shopping for a horse to do endurance distances
> on (50 miles and more) then the Arab sure deserves a closer look.
>
> Sylvia (This is how I ended up with one 23 yo Paint horse and 3 Ayraaaabs :)
>

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