ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Kasey
[endurance] Kasey
Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Thu, 16 May 1996 13:06:50 -0400
>>Kasey weaves. It's what he does. He was a "rescue" horse, ended up with
>>Teddy Lancaster, Gwen Dluehosh rode him, Kevin bought him, Kasey said Mom
>>was the one...so he's my partner now.
>
>I HAVE to get this OFF MY CHEST!
>
>SOAPBOX ON!!
>Kasey was NOT a weaver at MY place, and I did more than ride him. I TRAINED
>him for trail. He was not a weaver after the hobble session with Teddy- I saw
>him at MANY rides with NO hobbles on and he was standing as quietly as he
>could in camp. THat horse is a National Top 10 -caliber horse.
>
>
>He is not a CONFIRMED weaver, he was cured of it. If he started weaving again,
>then something else is going on, something is bothering him.
>I taught that horse to come to me when I called, and often I would go within
>earshot of him and call him and he'd nicker to me in camp.
>
>That horse has more heart and brains and is tougher than anyone can imagine.
>He stood up to 40 miles one day in the sweltering sun as a greenie, we crossed
>highways, ditches and even got stuck in a bramble bush with bees stinging us
>in the butt and not a peep or a buck out of him. HE waited patiently for the
>other rider to come over and snip us out of the bushes. That is NOT the sign
>of a neurotic horse. HE was a doll to handle and shoe, and ate like a pig. HE
>loves to work, and goes out by himself wonderfully, and has a trot to die for.
>His feet are tough as steel- I rode him in the Fort Valley that was nasty
>snowy/rainy for his first ride, as a lot of you know, and he finished with
>EXCELLENT marks, even though he was excited at the start of the race and
>galloped the first 14 miles.MOSt horses wouldn't have completed that ride in
>his condition!
>
>I must say, though I didn't particularly like Egyptian Arabs (no offense to
>anyone intended) he certainly made me look twice, and maybe more! HE has all
>the bone and height anyone would need on a horse. We never rode him with pads
>and he never had a bruise or soreness. We rode him with a Sharon Saare and it
>fit him beautifully, and he never clipped or forged once we figured out he
>strode longer in the back than the front and we needed to dub his toes a
>little bit so he'd avoid hitting. We rode in a hackamore, and Teddy rode him
>in a Kimberwicke later I think, but never was he problem to steer, nor did he
>have a sore back.
>
>HE's done 100 miles and come back in great shape, and I guess what I am trying
>to say is I resent being called someone who just rode him. I spent a YEAR with
>that horse training and helping Teddy with him. I thoroughly enjoyed him. And
>we sold him in good shape, ready to go to the top.
>
>So go ahead, flame away, I am ready, but I have done A LOT with him and I feel
>I know that horse extremely well. HE is NOT NEUROTIC.
>Gwen
>
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