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Re: [RC] great BLM unknown herds and the Joy song (long) - Karen SullivanMy mare is from Coyote Lakes HMA (East of Steens Mtns); probably mix of army remount (Tb; Morgan; possibly TWH), Spanish and ranch-QH. She actually has many Spanish characteristics; having a very Andalusian-type head, croup and movement, plus strong dun factor (grulla with dorsal stripe, leg barring, shoulder barring, etc). A friend also had a mare out of the Warm Springs Herd (also Oregon)....both horses exhibit the same, extremely elastic gaits and very efficient, groung covering walk and trot. Ramona, the BLM rep. at Burns said this is typical of many of the herds that cover long distances between water holes; they develop a very long-strided, smooth way of going.... Mine is young, so I can't brag on rides completed or anything; and is still a training project. She had a good start as was adopted at about a year; but right before I bought her, had an too-intensive 45 days with a reining trainer. There has been a lot of that training to "undo", and get her to relax again on the trail. She now gets pretty apprehensive in arenas (no wonder), and can get reved up on the trail; she does love to go and move out. We are still mainly doing long, slow, boring rides.. What is exceptional is the connection she made with me pretty immediately, and how she always comes up out of the rest of the horses; to greet me. She is always watching me, and trying to figure out what is going on. Very, very cooperative and very smart. I do believe she has done better on some of the local training rides in terms of leaving groups and rejoining, than some of the older, seasoned horses. Compared to the Arabs, she looks long-backed, but her back is strong and level. Trot and canter are very smooth. Nice shoulder, very good bone and feet, straight legs. Strong, substantial looking horse. Also big, about 15.2. Karen C----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Moulton" <outermostsoul@xxxxxxxxx> I vote for Little Owyhee HMA horses from Northern NV. ...........> Chickapoo is from the Beaty Butte herd adopted out of Burns. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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