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Thanks Ashley! 

 

I might be looking for another horse around the first of next year, but for now a quarter horse is what I have available.  Another thing, she's going to be 'on loan' from my aunt so it may not even be worth it for me to start training on her, depending on my aunt's plans as to how long I get to keep this horse.  LOL  Most of forever if I have my way, but...

 

Krista

Ashley Kemerer <Ashleyk1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi! Great to see that someone new is getting into the sport. It's not
> that no one rides quarter horses it is just that there are only a few. 
> They can potentially do just fine, but they are just not ideally built for
> the sport (generally to slow.) Generally you want a quarter horse to be
> muscular and stocky(full) whereas for endurance you want a lean mean
> fighting machine lol. The first thing you do is obviously condition your
> chosen horse, see how he does then you start out with LD-limited distance
> 25 to 30 miles this will be a good indicator of how your horse may do in
> the longer distances. It's not to say that Quarter Horses can't do
> endurance it's just that they aren't the best suited breed. I know people
> who ride an Appaloosa and a TB which aren't typical endurance breeds
> either and they gave done really well, it totallly depends on you and
>  the
> horse.
> Good luck hope you enjoy the sport.
> Ashley Kemerer
> > Hi Y'all!
> >
> > I am newly considering getting into endurance riding. I've been reading
> > Ridecamp for a few days and I've noticed that most of you ride Arabs
> > and/or Arab crosses. Does anyone ride a quarter horse? What have your
> > experiences (good or bad) been with quarter horses in the endurance world?
> >
> > Krista Berner
> > Clay Center, KS
> >
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