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Susan F. Evans wrote:
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> Jude Hall wrote:
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> > Susan Evans wrote: (lots of stuff snipped to save space...)
> >
> > >I just wanted to throw in a comment of how TWH are viewed out here in So
> > >Cal, which backs up Truman's comments (and others). Until a few years
> > >ago, the "big lick" horses were shown in the same shows as the
> > >Saddlebreds, which I used to own and show. Unfortunately, the abuse was
> > >so apparent and nobody seemed to care much---it was common to see TWHs
> > >utterly exhausted (as in lathered, trembling and blowing like a
> > >locomotive) after a fifteen minute class, (more snipping)
> >
> > I think this image stays in people's minds, which leads to an
> > immediate reaction from most folks that TWH don't have good
> > recoveries or can't go the distance.....
I wouldn't have very good recoveries either if I had that much weight
clamped onto my feet (although I don't know what those stacks actually
weigh, either). I don't think the "big lick" horses are a very
good representation of the REAL TWH any more than (IMHO) a long-footed,
chin-to-the-chest Park horse is a representation of the real Arabian.
Though I admit I'm biased ;-) !
> >
> > (after more snipping)....
> > >It seems to me that the examples that are going to do
> > >the most for the breed in the public's eye aren't the show horses, it's
> > >the people like Truman and Misty and the others doing CTR and endurance,
> > >that are demonstrating that these horses can be ridden for more than
> > >fifteen minutes without blowing them apart.
> >
> > Absolutely true! Truman has certainly helped me, and a lot of
> > other people he doesn't even know about, as I tell other gaited
> > horse owners of he and Misty's accomplishments!
Another good example (I think) is Abe Carson out here, he used to be in
Lakeview Terrace I think. Although I only knew him very indirectly, he
and his family own a number of walkers, show them regularly in the
pleasure classes, then Abe goes out and does search-and-rescue all day
long on the same horses, climbing up and down slopes that the other
horses can't/won't go. I also saw him and his daughter Amy riding in
the Rose Parade this year. Now, THAT's a selling point for a breed!
Susan
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