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In a message dated 5/22/04 6:45:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, koppj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Here's what I would like to know, for those horses who carried all you 100 mile riders, what would you say about the horse, which at some point in his career, made you say - this horse is a hundred miler.  Or, is it more of the any horse can do a hundred miles with proper training and a smart rider?  I am willing to bet that there are a few characteristics that are common to most 100 mile horses, that show up early in a career, that make aiming for a hundred mile ride within the grasp of it's rider.  But having only done 2 LD's I have no idea what they might be.
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> Roxanne
> Kentucky
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> Three of the 4 endurance horses I have owned have completed 100's. The one thing that I would say made them prospects was that I felt they really enjoyed what they were doing , and I never had to push them down the trail. The second important aspect was that they were good eaters and drinkers. They were not finicky about food and I think this is very important for the horse to do these extended rides. 


Roxanne Ciccone
Florida

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