Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Horse shopping questions

--- Jennifer Thompson <jlthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Anyway, if anyone can tell me what the real
> differences are
> in horses that excel in these different categories,
> it would
> be helpful, so I can weed out some of these ads I'm
> looking at.

Boy, that's a toughie.  I don't think I'll even try to
answer it, as it can take a lifetime to learn. (And
I'm still learning. <g>)  Just look for a horse that
was bred for work of some kind -- endurance/trail,
working western, dressage, jumping, etc -- not one
that was bred just for round-the-rosy or a
halter-reject.  "Endurance prospect" can be a scary
term that is used for a lot of rejects ("too ugly for
halter, too hyper for western pleasure...").

> Also, what is considered "good bone"
> measurement-wise?  

7" per 1000lbs.  Some people prefer 8" per 1000lbs
(like me).  But, in either case, 7" on many/most Arabs
will be enough.  

~Nicole

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