>Maybe riding with all the nifty saddles and pads and
>shoes are like that---they won't make a big difference to the
>one-in-a-million horses that will be superstars no matter what, but they
>make enough of a difference to the average horse that he can make it
>through a season without problems, eh?
>
One of the reasons that professional basketball players are last much
longer these days is the advent of "high tech" basketball shoes, e.g. the
"Air Jordans" etc. If this technology can keep Michael Jordan the best in
the game at his senior age, I think maybe technology could also be helping
our horses.
Truman
Truman Prevatt
Sarasota, FL