Re: [RC] Fast rides~Decade Plus Horses~ - kimfuess
This is a great observation and I
would like to add that there are probably several others that are not quite as
famous as the ones you mention. They may not have as many miles as
some of the ones mentioned below but they have been "raced" over many seasons
and have an incredible record. Every region has a few of these horses that
seem to slip below the National radar.
One of these horses is Robelo Hondo, owned and
ridden by Pete Davies. Hondo started his endurance career in 1988 with a
win and BC at the SW 50 mile championship and could still win a BC in
2004 at the Bar H Boogie in the PS region. Hondo has over 53 starts with
50 completions and 22 Best Conditions. Almost all of his miles were in the
Top Ten and most in the Top 5. Great horses usually come around once in a
lifetime. But it really takes good horsemanship and a lot of skill to know
how often to "race" your horse and still have that same horse winning BC in
competitive rides 18 years later.
I also know of a number of horses that have been
"raced" between 6 and 10 ride seasons. I know it is not PC these days to
talk about racing and endurance in the same sentence but I think as long as we
are awarding a first place it is OK to recognize horses and applaud riders that
can ride competitively year after year on the same horse.
In addition to Kalil
I offer the following observations:
R.O. Grand Sultan -
-over 10,000 miles, -3 World Championship, -won North American Championship in
1985, -5th and
Best Condition at the World Championship in 1999 -completed 100 mile ride and tie in
his early 20s R.T. Muffin
-more wins and BCs than
any horse in AERC history
-over 9000 miles
-won North American in 1991 -came back from serious injury in I believe 1992 to
compete for serveral
more years with junior rider Ramegwa Drubin
-19 consecutive years of AERC completions and still competing at age 23
in 2006 and
gaining almost all A's on vet card. -37 AERC 100s with 13 wins - majority of 100s in
top3 -9 100s with
7 wins, 2nd, and 3rd and 5 BCs in 1992
I believe all these horses were trained carefully without too many mile
in training. They were also given good
rest after major competitions.
Stagg Newman
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