One final comment. At this years ROC the last 8 miles or so into the vet
check at 65 miles was a long gradual down hill. There were four of us
riding together at this point - three Arabs and Misty. Misty got into her
"I'm out of here " downdhill single foot and I just sit in the saddle and
relaxed while my cohearts on the Arabs were ridding a fast downhill bone
jarring trot. After about six miles of this one of the other riders
commented he now undersoot what a single foot was good for!
>Alice - you wrote: (snip snip)
>
> I had a walker for 5 years that I intended to put into CTR,
>>but when I became serious about dressage, I sold him. Now I'm looking for
>>another. However, he was a big horse too. He had lots of heart and good
>>recoveries when in shape. Someone once told me that walkers weren't good
>>b/c of head movement--it wore them out faster than say a foxtrotter, or a
>>regular trotting horse. Is this true from anyone's experience?
>
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>
>I always hear that Walking Horses cannot do well
>in CTR or endurance because their recoveries are
>too slow - my mare is a TWH, 16.1, last weekend we
>rode a LD ride, very tough, all up and down. By
>the time I dismounted at the vet check & loosened
>the girth, her HR was 48 (this was 2 minutes after
>walking in). On CTRs her HR is usually 40-44 in
>the 10 minutes; after her 1st 30 mile ride, it was
>36!
>
Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL