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Re: [RC] [RC] Marla's Mystery Ataxia Part, Covenant of the Wild - Ed & Wendy HauserYour observations speak to the core of the message of his books. Animals chose to be domesticated as much as man chose to domesticate them. Both species get a lot out of the relationship. The easiest way to see this is to look around the world and ask if the strategy has been successful? In North America wolves are endangered, while their close relatives the domestic dog is around in the 100's of millions. The wild horse is rare all over the world, and non existent in North America (no matter what we would like to believe, the so called "wild horses" in North America are feral horses. They are the descendents of domestic horses that escaped, or were turned loose by people.). The domestic horses are present on all continents (except Antarctica), in millions. Of course, Bob and others are right that the genetics of the horse cause problems in endurance riding. There are two possible solutions. The one that will pay off in our lifetimes, is to learn how to better manage, train, feed and treat endurance horses. The other is to continue the genetic engineering, that has been going on since 3000 BC, to make the horse more suitable for our needs. I would love to return in a couple thousand years and find out what endurance horses will be like then. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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