Quarter Horses

[Joane Pappas White <Lyoness@Castlenet.com>]

Hi,

I read your question about quarter horses and it evoked great memories.
Check archives for the stories of Thumper:  The Quarter Horse with an
Attitude! I wrote these during my first year in endurance.

I started endurance using my friend Larry's young QH Thumper--yes, I got
teased about that name more than once.  Thumper made a great endurance
horse for LD.  To this day, he is my wonderful friend and, in fact, I
grab him to chase cows whenever I am going into very rough country and
need a horse I can trust with my life.  

Thumper could probably have done 50's but I never tried him beyond 30
miles.  He did very well at LD and won and BC'd several races inspite of
me!

I now ride arabs and arab crosses but none have Thumper's great
temperment.  Thumper meets me at the mountain ranch gate and gets very
jealous when I grab the arabs and don't take him for a ride.

Joane and the Herd
Price, Utah