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[RC] ay-rab reputation response to Heidi - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: pattypeck pattypeck85@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Heidi wrote: "Arab gelding, won't stop, would make great endurance horse." Yuck! >Give me the old-fashioned classic traditional SENSIBLE ones that stop >for water, stop for food, and stop to take a nap at the vet checks! Those >are the ones that are still going at the finish line... I have to say that I have just finished an arab mare on her first endurance ride of 55 miles. She is out of Heidi's stallion, "Junior". She is the most sensible horse I have EVER been on. I have owned QH's, TB's, Appy's, Arabs, Grades and ponies and have ridden many more including a fair amout of gaited horses in 35 plus years of riding. I had the very same "amount of horse" the last mile as I did the first mile, she maintained what ever speed I asked of her for miles and never once pulled on me. She took impeccable care of herself and of me as well. She was amazing. It's all true folks, the old breeding is a "breed apart" from the modern show types. ===========================================================We are talking about all the tools we can use to keep our horses safe and alive at the rides. Training/conditioning is one of the best tools available. It makes us better horseman and women, it benefits our horses and could quite possibly be the key to preventing most crashes. ~ Lisa Salas - The Odd Farm ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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