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RE: [RC] [RC] Dainty Horses - Chris Paus

Did you all see that little 14H pony that Karen O' Conner rode at Rolex??????? Don't discount small horses!

A friend of mine, Marybelle Cooper, who has lots and lots of AERC and CTR miles and has been in this sport for decades, won a lot of AHA awards with a tiny little Arab mare. That mare could just go and go and they were a heck of a team. The mare was well into her 20s when Marybelle finally retired her.

I bought a horse 6years ago that people laughed at. He has terrible conformation. Looks like he was put together by committee. He was narrow chested, calf kneed, cow hocked and saggy backed at age 5. Had a pointy flat butt.

Well, after a few months of hill climbing, carrying a heavyweight rider, that horse looked completely different! He developed nice round butt muscles which improved the cowhockedness a lot. His chest developed stronger which improved the calf knee issue. The horse is an awesome little guy who just won't quit on you. He's my grandson's horse now, but I ride him as a backup.

When I first got this horse goofy looking horse. So many people told me I made a mistake, except my farrier. He looked at this horse and said, "there's your Tevis horse."

I haven't done Tevis with him, but have done a lot of CTR and he's filled in when STar's been out of commission.




""Let your efforts rise above your excuses," Denny Emerson, Gold Medal Olympic equestrian

Chris

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From: "rides2far@xxxxxxxx" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: tazrus69@xxxxxxxxx
CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Dainty Horses
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 11:51:29 GMT
>I wouldn't be too quick to turn my back on her. First, what is
>*your* idea of dainty? If you're coming from a roping and jumping
>background any "radiator" horse may look dainty at first. Next, I
>believe you said you weigh about 132 but tack out around 185? Why?
>How *big* is your saddle? Will a saddle that big fit this horse
>anyway? I weigh about the same as you but tack out closer to 165-
>170..and Ortho-Flexes are considered heavy by some. There's plenty of
>saddles that run much lighter.
>
>I love a horse with a good "float" and if she's a pretty mover that's
>a good start. If she doesn't interfere and is efficient that means a
>LOT. If her attitude is such that she doesn't waste energy fighting
>you and put her body in an inefficient posture, that's worth a lot.
>If there happens to be a good engine in there you may have something
>special.
>
>Go to the Biltmore coverage and look at the photos of Cash Pony, Joni
>Buttram's little horse. He might be considered "light" by some but he
>is a 100 mile machine. You should have heard him squealing and
>carrying on when they took him back to his corral *after* doing that
>muddy 100!
>
>Angie
>
>
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