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Just come do the OD  !!!!!!    It is a very doable trail.  Of course, now that I say this, I for sure will have a curse on me and not finish this coming June !!!

 

I agree, a horse can do hills and altitude much better than a horse handling humidity.

Tx Trigger <txtrigger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't think "in general" they would do very well. MUCH easier for a horse
> who has been trained in humidity to handle heat and climbs, than a horse
> trained in mountains to handle humidity and the climbs. Even tough for
> mountain horses to handle humidity and flat in MY opinion.
>
> The canyons at Tevis can get humid at times, but nothing like I imagine OD
> can be in June. And, this would sure be an example of what might have been
> working at home, may not work at the ride with a
>  huge change of conditions.
>
> I'd love to give OD a try some day, but *I* don't do well in humidity. And
> as far as the drop offs at Tevis, they are indeed, hard for some folks to
> think about. But if you have a really wonderful horse, who handles that kind
> of thing well, never takes a misstep, then they are not as much of an issue.
> 2004 I rode one who tripped a LOT, and THAT was not fun at all.
>
> Jonni
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Jody Rogers-Buttram
> I will go challenge more. I want to see a west coast horse come to the OD
> 100 in June. Just want to see how they would fair in the heat and humidity.
> I mean this in a nice way people, I am NO way saying your horses are not
> good.
> Frankly, I would LOVE to go do the Tevis, but those narrow trails with the
> BIG dropoffs is what keeps me here.
>
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