Re: RC: Horses 16 hands and over doing endurance

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Karen
Can't give any feedback re: tall half-Arabs but one of Val's horses,
Pico Nightrider is 16.1hh, a purebred son of my stallion TLA Halynov
(16.2hh) and he placed 5 places above the horse Val was riding in the
AERC point standings last year; he was ridden by Kristen Snook. Tallness
certainly didn't hamper him! Val once said his P&R's were great and
after one of his 50's, he looked like he hadn't even been in a race!
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


Karen Webb wrote:
> 
> Okay folks, I posted a query yesterday about doing endurance on tall
> half-Arabians.  By tall, I mean 16 hands and over.  I only got one reply.
> Surely I can get more input than that?  Don't any of you have some big
> horses?  And what I want to know is do they do well?  I noted that a 16.2
> hand half Arabian came in 65th at Tevis and Ruby, the 17 hand molly Mule,
> came in Top Ten.  Am just wondering if height is a drawback, especially when
> it comes to P&R's, since you would collaterally have more mass; or it could
> be a plus especially for a taller rider.  Since the two mares I have are
> both half-Thoroughbred, when crossed with my Arabian stallion, that would
> hopefully produce a tall half Arabian with increased bone and good stamina?
> Any thoughts.
> 
> -Karen Webb
> Epiphany Arabians
> Palmetto, GA
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