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I'd agree that the horses that do well as field trial horses are 
genetically strong.  I know almost nothing about field trials except 
what I've read online.  It seems that field trials are more "hurry up 
and then wait" affairs than endurance rides are.  This is much more like 
what a horse is genetically designed to do - go fast to get away from 
the cougar but then spend some time resting and grazing.  Field trials 
sound like real tests of horses' stamina but in a pattern that suits 
horses' genetic engineering.  So, with basic care, good horses can do well.
Laney

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> Recent article by a friend made the point,indirectly,that our field trial TWH's/MFT's must have and apparently do have a good innate/genetic level of stamina-because they are worked hard,and do so well,with no systematic concern for fitness on the part of their owners.They are not abused,but they are using/transportation horses;a means to an end rather than an end in themselves.If their schedule of work/rest/etc from time to time is conducive to fitness and health,that comes about simply by chance.He mentioned deep chests,plenty of bone,etc,and the 200-250 lb load most of 'em carry.I'm no advocate for neglect,but no doubt the crummy treatment saddle horses lived through in the old days made for good genetics today. 
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