RE: racing Arabs

[Ruth Waltenspiel <Ruth@Timbercrest.com>]

I have purchased 4 Arabs off the track.  Three of them are wonderful
endurance horses and have finished almost all of their rides sometimes in
top ten.  One of them had internal problems in that every time I got him in
condition and took him to a ride he got sick.  He did not look dehydrated at
the ride but at the vet clinic the lab would show a severely dehydrated
horse.
After trying everything and crying a bit because he was cheerful, energetic
and gentle I gave him to the lady that works the finish at all of the rides
I put on.  She rides him 5 miles on Saturdays whether he needs it or not. He
is in a huge pasture with Fox Tango who packed my husband thought 7,300
miles of endurance rides.  The 2 of them have wonderful care and enjoy their
weekend rides.
Smiles,
Ruth Waltenspeil 

-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 8:09 AM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: racing arabs


A.Perez AmandaPerz@ureach.com
  It seems that off-the-track thoroughbreds are often much the worse for
wear having been started young and run hard.  While may OT t'breds go on to
performance careers, it seems many of them have soundness issues. Is the
same true for racing arabs?  Do they start running them as young?  Do they
run inot the same problems seen in t'reds (bowed tendons, navicular problems
etc(I know nothing about arab racing)


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