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Re: [RC] Rushcreek Branding - Eric Drew

Then you look at warmbloods in dressage....the Brand is looked upon with respect regardless of which coast the show on.

 

I'd still rather ride trail all day than be in any arena.

but don't tell that to my wife who rides 4th level Dressage and does it quite well

-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara McCrary
Sent: Jul 16, 2007 6:46 PM
To: steelsidedown , Ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] Rushcreek Branding

The fortunate thing is that we are not competing in an East Coast show ring, we are competing on a trail with a horse that can actually travel somewhere.
"Beauty is as beauty does."  This is one of the many quotes I was raised on.  It means:  It doesn't matter so much whether the brand is beautiful, it matters whether the horse can take you where you want to go...how far and how fast.
My husband's best endurance horse was Grey, a 16-hand freight train.  If it hadn't been for the brand on his right shoulder, I never would have been able to trace him to his breeder and to his ancestry, which was Morgan sire, Percheron dam.  His brand was ugly, too, apparently made freehand with a running iron rather than a branding iron.  Because it was just far enough off from what it was intended to be, I almost did not find his breeder and ancestry.  But...being the persistent person I am, I finally did track it down, and the rest is history.....Grey - trail horse, cow horse, endurance horse (Tevis - 4th) and actor.
 
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Rushcreek Branding

But, I have to agree.. those brands turn me off ... not only the ouch factor .. but they are flat ugly .. looks like a toddler did it with a fat crayon.  I can't imagine that being acceptable in an East Coast show ring...
 
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