My family and I have 3,560 miles of real
endurance on non Arabs, including 11 top tens, 2 wins and a BC. If you
want to talk about prejudice, I think the attitude of "your horse can't do
this because he's not an Arab" is much more prevalent than looking down on LD
riders. LL
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In a message dated 4/28/2004 2:30:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
howard9732@xxxxxxx writes:
. For one, it's definitely the distance for non Arabian
horses whose owners find out that 50 is just a bit much for them to
endure. For another thing, the heavier riders who find that the
longer distances do take more of a toll on their horse than what the
tiny hineys experience; they might find that they do far better in the
25, 30, or 35 milers where weight classes aren't even a part of the
sport at all.
I am a heavyweight, over 60 years and ride a
non arab and would not do any better in LD.............mb (hoping to do more
rides when my shoulder is done
healing)
