RE: [RC] Leg confirmation - Answer to Quiz - Stagg_Newman
Bob's response to my post deserves posting on Ride Camp.
I totally agree with Bob This is a team sport! Horse, rider(s), and many
others key people.
As an example some outstanding vets, farriers, other therapists, and other
endurance riders have been essential to Drubin's long career.
Stagg
----- Forwarded by Stagg Newman/DCO/NorthAmerica/MCKINSEY on 12/26/2002
09:47 PM -----
"Bob Morris"
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12/26/2002 Subject: RE: [RC] Leg confirmation - Answer to Quiz
09:43 PM
Ah, but Stagg there is one other component that you have
left out. I would venture, take any one of those horses and
place them with a good rider, even an excellent rider, with
out the desire to win and you will not have a winning horse.
I have seen so many horses with the capability and desire,
that had riders that did not care what they did or did not
have the confidence to do, that were middle and back of the
pack.
It is not entirely the horse, it is not entirely the
conformation, it is not entirely the rider. It is the team
of horse, rider, support (vets and farriers)people that win.
Bob
Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID
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Subject: [RC] Leg confirmation - Answer to Quiz
1) R.T. Muffin aka Muffy, most wins and BCs in AERC history,
one North
American gold, over 9000 miles, .... - club footed.
2) R.O. Grand Sultan aka Rio - 3 World Championships, two
North American
golds, two Tevis, two ROC wins, ... - toes in
3) Pieraz - aka Cash - 2 World Championships, ROC win, AERC
100 mile
champion, ... - leg not exactly straight, wore front shoes
very quickly
4) Charibel - Silver Medal at '01 Pan Am, AERC 100 mile
champion, .... -
toes in
5) Ramegwa Drubin - most points in AERC 100 miles in 1
season (7 1st, 2nd,
3rd), 14 straight seasons of 100s, ... - bench kneed with
splints, aka
flying buttresses
So as various people have observed leg confirmation is not
the most
important factor in what makes a top horse. Not that I
recommend looking
for problems.
Would be interested in other examples.
My favorite story of picking or not picking horses by
appearance is the one
Becky Hart tells.
Becky was giving a clinic at Al Marah Farms. The first day
was class room
and she went over the ideal characteristics of an endurance
horse.
The second day was hands-on and Becky had 12 horses
available for the
students to examine and pick the best endurance prospects
including some
gorgeous Al Marah Arabians. The one horse nobody picked
from the 12 was
this slightly chunky 14h3 bay Arab, aka Rio whom Becky had
put among the
12!
BTW a closer examination of Rio does reveal he is very well
put together.
And what does not show up in the exam is the draft horse
size heart
in the 14h3 body, which I was told a sonogram revealed. And
incredible
will to win.
Stagg
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