He is tough, has brains and if you give him a finger, he will take your
whole arm (both ways!).
I competed him up to 75 Miles last year, ended up 84th position in European
ELDRIC trophy out of two rides.
He was a bargain as he was so hard to handle. After I gelded him he became
a hard worker but only if the rider is able to have him work for him/her.
(My groom, f.e. is very sweet, but he plays around with her and I have to
be very strict next time I ride him to get him back to work again).
We also take dressage classes twice a week to improve his gaites which are
short (not common for this breed, but unfortunately he hasn't been ridden
properly before , never learned to cover ground and is a bit lazy with his
hind legs. But he is improving now!
Pictures can be found on the endurance homepage!
Greetings,
Desiree Hanen - The Netherlands
(Still.... it takes Love over Gold & to finish is to win!)
Natalie Arnold & Richard Goodwin wrote:
<<National Public Radio's Anne Garrels did a piece the other morning on
"the rising popularity of the Russian akhal-Tkinsy [ah-KHALT-kihn-see]
horse. The breed has been around for four-thousand years and was the first
to be domesticated. The horses are believed to be the direct ancestor of
the Arabian and the English thoroughbred." {Quoted from the program
listing at www.npr.org)
Evidently, there are a few hundred here in the US. They are reputed to be
EXCELLENT endurance horses.
Does anyone @ endurance own one of these? or have you competed with one
in a ride?>>