Re: RC: Breeds

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 01:45 PM 6/14/00 -0400, RhndLev@cs.com wrote:
> I've ridden both Arabs and gaited horses and
> Special has none of the quirks or "sensitivities" that I always
> had to be aware of when riding any of the Arabs that I've met to this
> point.

I've ridden mostly Arabs, but have also ridden gaited horses.  A
good horse is a good horse.  If a horse has lots of traits that are
required for endurance riding/racing then it doesn't matter what the
breed is IF that horse fulfills one more requirement, and that is that
the rider and horse have to get along.  I have ridden horses,
including Arabs in races I didn't like, and it was not a fun thing to
do.  

Anyone who has a bond with a horse is going to want to do stuff with that
horse rather than another - and if the stuff is endurance, well great,
and even better if the horse happens to be suited in other ways for the
demands of the sport!  

By the way, I found a cool site on the internet that pays an author when
his/her article is read & rated by a reader. It's themestreams.com. I
submitted an article about choosing an endurance horse/personality based
on a post to this list I wrote earlier - it's at
http://www.themestream.com/articles/82537.html
and I'd sure appreciate it if you went & read it & rated it - of course I'd like you to rate it "excellent"!  Lif

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