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I agree with Barbara and Louise.

You KNOW what you have now. You have a horse who is
steady and has a base of conditioning. the prospect is
just that. A prospect. As many prospects turn out to
be unsuited for endurance as suited for it. What if
you sell the horse you know and find out next year
that the "prospect" is not what you thought...too
late, the good horse is gone...

As for your other horse, how do you know he'll never
be a contender? Is he not fast enough? Speed isn't
everything. The steady eddy who can get out there,
rate himself and vet through can often beat the high
powered horse who burns himself out!

It takes AT LEAST two years and realistically more
like three or four to bring a horse into endurance and
start doing really well with it. You are going to
start the process all over again if you go with the
new horse. you are halfway there with your current
horse.

chris
--- Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> With the new horse, you are looking at about 3 years
> down the road.  He
> needs that much time with long slow distance and
> training before you can so
> what your current horse could be doing next year. 
> Which is more important
> to you, the new horse or being able to ride
> competitively during the next
> 2-3 years?
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aaron Turnage" <ajandcrysta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:56 PM
> Subject: [RC] Choosing Between Horses
>
>
> > HELP!
> >
> > Several weeks ago I went to my mom's house for the
> > weekend.  While there, we hooked up with some
> friends
> > of her's to go riding.  I had the pleasure of
> riding
> > one of their 4 year old horses out on his first
> real
> > trail ride.  He did GREAT!  Awesome attitude,
> wanted
> > to be in the front, and just walk, walk, walk. 
> Not
> > too spooky but alert, which I like.  I happened to
> > mention at the time that I really liked him and
> was
> > going to kidnap him and take him home with me.
> >
> > Now, these people are breeders and have contacted
> me,
> > letting me know they are willing to sell the horse
> to
> > me for a very fair price.  My dilema is I already
> have
> > one horse and can only afford ONE horse, both with
> > money and time.  So help me decide:
> >
> > Current Horse
> > 6 yrs old - Non-Arab who has done 1 year of LD and
> now
> > 3 50's (see CT's Sinatra AERC record)
> > Gorgeous pinto gelding with a great personality,
> total
> > character, likes to joke and play
> > Somewhat spooky about things, has a tendancy to
> buck
> > when being held back
> > Will probably never be a top ten horse but CAN do
> the
> > distance
> >
> > New Horse
> > Green-broke 4 yr old - Arab, no real trail
> experience
> > (other than previous ride mentioned)
> > Seems to be well suited to the sport with attitude
> and
> > ability
> > Breeders have been successful with Endurance
> horses in
> > the past, good bloodlines, raised correctly
> > Would have to start over from scratch, I was just
> > getting going with my other guy and was looking to
> do
> > a 100 next year
> >
> > I would appreciate any suggestions or comments
> anyone
> > might have.  It's hard to part with a very much
> loved
> > companion but this new guys has POTENTIAL written
> all
> > over him.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Crysta
> > AJandCrysta at sbcglobal.net
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Chris and Star

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