Re: RC: Re: Horses 16 hands and over doing endurance

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Becky
I remember someone saying that most of the competitors in Dubai were
around 15.2. Let's face it, there are too few Arabs over 15.2 to do a
reasonable sample. Pico Nightrider at 16.1 did a heck of a job for
Kristen Snook, however; was very high in the AERC point standings last
year.
Bette

Becky Huffman wrote:
> 
> my horses are in the 14.3-15 hh range, so I don't know that I am qualified
> to answer., but just to play devils advocate.
> 
> > 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
> 
> what were the heights of the other 63 finishers?  if they were under 16(?)
> I'd say that 2 out of 63 is not the best odds.
> 
> I think that Susan G's research indicated that if the *total* body
> *weight*(horse+tack+rider) (regardless of height) went over particular
> number they saw increased incidence of lameness, (did I also read that
> cannon bone circumference tended to be within a very small range, regardless
> of height/weight of the horse)
> 
> and I'm sure we could generate some discussion regarding the generally
> accepted information that while there were occasional individuals that were
> over 15-15.1 hh, that the original Arabian types were relatively smaller
> horses, in the 13.3 to 14.3 hh range, and that when you breed them taller,
> many time (*NOT* always) you loose some of the other valuable
> characteristics such as strength/density of bone (same bone spread over
> longer distances) and that some angles (shoulder, etc.) can become
> distorted.
> 
> Becky Huffman
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Karen Webb <kwebb@GSSB.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 10:49 AM
> Subject: RC: Horses 16 hands and over doing endurance
> 
> > 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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Bette Lamore
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