My family rides thoroughbreds and TB
crosses almost exclusively. I'm the only one with an Arab. All my appy's are 1/2
TB. They pace differently, but they go, they finish, sometimes they top ten.
Zanilla won once. Cold Spring Harbor ( a Northern Dancer granddaughter ) was top
junior horse in the NE in 2003. If I happen to be within 2 miles of the finish
and in a position to race I would rather be on Zanilla than any Arab in the
world.
Not all TBs have bad feet. Our old TB
stallion , Tingle Tern, went barefoot most of the time. So do his Appy
offspring. That said the current 3 endurance TBs in our string all have patches
on their feet. Good luck with your new horse. Libby
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
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and endurance???
Hello! I just recieved my appy mare's papers and she has a lot of famous
thoroughbred and quarterhorse racehorses in her background, which I am
excited about! But I am wondering how that will relate to endurance??
Thoroughbreds are sprinters with more slow twitch muscles and notoriously
bad feet. Do people ever ride crosses or purebreds for endurance? They
certainly are ideal for 3 day eventing as an athletic sport.
Laura "Drop
kick me Jesus, through the goal posts of
life."
