Re: [RC] The Aging Equine Athlete! - Renee Gonzalez
My horse's dam did Tevis at age 22. She came through with flying colors.
She's almost 30 now and she's still happy and fat and runs around the
pasture like a maniac with all the youngsters :-)
Renee
At 03:37 PM 06/21/2002 -0400, you wrote:
Hi
Guys:
There is a wonderful article in the July Horse & Rider about a 31
year old
Arab/Quarter gelding who still competes in CTR. He's lined up to do
15 rides this year!!!
Food for thought for folks who trade their mounts in for new ones every
few years and inspiration to folks like me who have older horses and who
want to take them 'The Distance'!! Well, some distance,
anyway. :o)
Does anyone know of other older horses who have continued their careers
long after many folks would have had them down for the count?? Who
are they? Who rode them? When? Has anyone here actually
ridden rides with/on an older Equine Athlete?? Who was the oldest you've
seen??
I'm just wondering what 'older' means anymore. With good nutrition,
regular exercise, a good attitude and with good and sensible
riding, it seems to me that more horses might qualify for this exalted
status than we realize.
Thoughts??
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