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Cindy Collins wrote:

> our discussion, Truman, how do you know your gelding can't do 100s. 
> You've never entered him in one. 
>
>  
Because he has been in my pasture for 12 years. I've ridden him as my 
only horse for 9 years. I sit up at night an nursed him through a case 
of West Nile. I sit in the UF vet clinic over night as they poured 
fluids in him. I know his every spook, I know his every move. I know he 
loves to work but I also know that pushing him to a 100 would be abusing 
our relationship.

He might be able to finish a 100, in fact I suspect he could. However, 
what does that prove. All it proves is I can push a horse that is not 
cut out for a 100, and make him do one. Nope that's not for me.

I know a 100 mile horse, I have one. I know the fire in the belly and 
the glint in the eye. I know the look and feel. The Jbird doesn't have 
it. I liken the mare to a Navy Seal - the grit, the guts the desire - 
which is required for a 100 mile horse. I liked the Jbird to a fighter 
pilot - go get the job done and get back in time for eggs and beer for 
breakfast. How do I know, I know because he is my partner and we as a 
team do what is best for the both team members and a 100 is not it.

That's how I know.

Truman

--

"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite 
of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."    Niels Bohr 
-- Nobel Laureate, Physics




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