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[RC] New Colt - Would this breed 'wrok?? - Stagg_NewmanTam, Many warmblood crosses have done quite well at 3-day competitives which are typically 40, 40, and 20 miles each day respectively. So if this horse grows up to be sound and reasonsably well conformed I would believe the horse should be able to complete 50s with proper training and riding. Whether the horse can do a 50 at a faster pace will depend on factors such as per cent of slow twitch to fast twitch fiber, size of the heart, and many other factors that are hard to know or predict ahead of time. Some TBs are meant to be sprinters and do not do as well at longer distances. Some TBs are meant for longer distance. I started endurance with a TB that I now know was a sprinter. Beautiful scultped muscles rather than long smooth muscles. She completed serveral 50s and even top tenned one as well as several 3-day 100s. She could do the sport but it was not what she was bred to do and she would be tired after a 3-day 100. Then I got an Arab (Drubin) meant for an endurance. He could cruised through 3-day 100s. He has gone on to complete 33 1-day 100s so I learned that some horses are naturally more suited for our sport. Our motto is to finish is to win. So my guess is your horse can finish 50s and that will be "a win". He will tell you what speed is appropriate for him if you listen. Also if the horse turns out to be fairly large you may have to be more careful to give the horse adequate recovery time to ensure soundness. Smaller horses tend to stay sounder. On the other hand Steve Rojek competed on a fairly large TB/Arab cross named Hawk and did well at the highest levels of International Competition including a top ten at the World's. Hawk had over 5000 miles of competitive and endurance. BTW basic dressage training and endurance go very well together. We do dressage training with all our endurance horses. Best of luck! Stagg From: Tamara Taylor <tam319@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] New Colt - Would this breed 'work'?? Hello list, I've recently bought a lovely baby for dressage primarily but I'd also like to do some 25s or 50s with him (if possible). He is 25% Arab 50% TB and 25% Hannoverian. He is all legs right now at 10 months and will be tall and leggy but not heavy. Do you think he'd be able to handle 50s?? Thanks, Tam +---------------------------------------------------------+ This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. +---------------------------------------------------------+ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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