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Jonni wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Truman Prevatt"> If you want to bring your horse down, I can show you
> a few hills that  will very quickly bring your horse to its knees all within
> a few miles  of my horse ;-) .<<<
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> What kind of elevation change we talking here Truman? I mean, shoot, the
> highest point in Florida is Snow Whites castle at Disney World. Well, OK, it
> is Britton Hill at a breathtaking 345' above sea level. So, it really sounds
> more like the SAND is what is tough on the horses....not the hills. <wink>
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> Jonni
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It's not the gross elevation change that gets the condition and muscle 
on them it's the elevation change in the sand. Bring your horse down and 
I know a hill that may be only ½  mile long and maybe only 150 feet 
elevation gain - but your horse will be on his knees following me to the 
top ;-) .  It's not the sand alone or the hills alone, but a combination 
of the sand and the hills. Flat sand won't do it. Hills in turf won't do 
it either. Put the sand and hills together and you have something.

I took the old mare just about every place. We did rides in CO where we 
climbed from 8,000 feet to 12,000 feet three time in 50 miles - I think 
she finished 5th. She did six 100, including the ROC in Utah. She was a 
great mountain horse - however she only went to mountains for rides. The 
reason - she trained right here at home in our sand hills.

So come one down - I have a hill for you.

Truman

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