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Re: [RC] Standardbreds and Part Standardbreds in Endurance - Karen SullivanI am wondering overall what the longevity of soundness is....since so many seem to race for years.....do they tend to be a breed that can "power trot" forever without suspensory injuries or other leg problems? Is this a breed where the "crooked leg; badly conformed" have been mostly weeded out? Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Standardbreds and Part Standardbreds in Endurance I just got an email that from someone that said that he thought that crosses might be OK, but a straight Standardbred would never do well. I think my guy disproves this theory. Well, yours and several others who have done even more, and HAVE been fairly consistent front runners. You are right that the bigger ones can have heat dissipation issues. The other thing that has proved to be a problem with some is trying to ride WITH the top Arabs--they do far better riding their own ride, as they move much differently and will be stressed by either holding back their own trot to trot with slower-trotting horses or to push it to the max trying to trot while others canter. It is like having transmissions that shift at different speeds, and trying to go the same speed with them--when the Standardbred is at the right "RPMs" he is quicker than a trotting Arab but slower than a cantering Arab, and in general, tends to do better just staying even at that speed, whereas the Arab will do better shifting gears from time to time. I've seen quite a few who seemed to be mediocre when their riders tried to ride with others riding different breeds, but who became really stellar endurance horses when ridden alone at their own speed. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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