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> Nancy, are you doing endurance on those two horses? How do they compare. 
> We have both mfts and twhs but have not ridden an icelandic.

Because of some physical problems of my own, I ride Limited Distance.  The 
TWH has done 9 rides and top-tenned four times.  We condition with some very 
serious Arab endurance riders.  For instance, today we went ten miles 
trotting (gaiting for my horse) with an Arab that will be doing  50's or 
75's.  I think this horse could be real competitive at any distance.  He's 
only 14.3 and very lean and just loves going down the trail.  I just got 
plain old lucky in choosing a gaited horse for distance.

The Icelandic is just started under saddle, but because everyone I ride with 
is conditioning endurance horses, she's out doing the same trails,  only 
less of it for now.  She's a pretty tough little gal and can keep up with 
the Arabs climbing and descending, but when they start to trot and she is 
gaiting, it is bye bye Arabs.  It really doesn't seem to bother her, she 
just keeps plugging along.  Eventually they stop and  we come gaiting up to 
the group.  I'm going to continue to condition her as if she would  be ding 
an easy LD late in the summer, but right now it looks like she might be a 
good contendor for the turtle award.

Nancy 


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