You may want to do the same if you're looking for a long term
100 mile horse. The investment in time - and the emotional investment
as well - is so great.
good luck - tell me more about your ride! (did she spook much?)
Steph
>>>>> "Michael" == Michael K Maul <mmaul@micro.ti.com> writes:
> several months ago - i posted an ad looking for an additional
> horse for endurance riding. i was looking for a horse with
> endurance experience, 7 yo or so, from the hot humid south where
> i compete. for the past month - i have been leasing a mare that
> seems to fit what i am looking for reasonably well. she is an
> arab and about 15 1 hh, raised in louisiana.
> she has 310 aerc miles on her now - 100 of them with me and we
> came in 3rd yesterday and BC in the longleaf ride in mississippi
> in the 50. there were only 13 in the 50.
> i would like to ask the group if anyone has any experience with
> the only potential problem that i see in her. when she was 2
> months old - apparently her right front leg was "too upright" -
> whatever that means. the owner had surgery done which clipped
> one branch of the check ligament. today she has a thickened
> area both inside and outside on the leg at the top that looks
> like scar tissue. it does not seem to affect her but i wondered
> what the longterm effect may be on a horse that i would like to
> compete in 100s for a good number of years.
> mike maul mmaul@micro.ti.com houston, tx