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Allegra---There are some super showhorses who get
converted to endurance and love it. I purchased Silver (aka
Balbriggan) a 16.2hh, a 1/2 Arab 1/2 Trakehner from a showbarn in
Canada where she had been raised and successfully competed at
dressage and jumping.
It was not my intent to ride her in endurance but
Grandpa Young started to ride with us and he liked to ride Silver. She
spent the first year dropping some of the roly poly show appearance
and building stamina but once she got used to horse eating rocks,
kids on roller blades and mountain bikes, she was unstoppable! That was 3
years ago, now she is the first horse to the gate when she see the
trailer. At our last ride, my horse seemed a little off so I
crewed instead and put our friend on Silver and sent her with some very
good young people on well conditioned horses. Silver, complete with newbie
rider, sailed through entire LD ride (including the 10 mile extra
detour her little group added to the course) and walked
through both vet checks with excellent scores.
One particularly thing--from all her dressage work,
Silver is very flexible and knows how to get under herself so she rarely
hollows out.
Joane and the Herd
Price, Utah
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