ridecamp@endurance.net: Buying an Endurance Horse--Totally overwhelmed!

Buying an Endurance Horse--Totally overwhelmed!

Greg Stephens (stephens@abnetllc.com)
Mon, 12 May 1997 20:05:30 -0700 (PDT)

>>From lyoness@castlenet.com Mon May 12 16:12:23 1997
>X-Sender: lyoness@pop.castlenet.com
>Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 17:06:00 -0700
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>>To: ridecamp@endurance.net
>>From: lyoness@castlenet.com (Joane Pappas White)
>>Subject: Buying an Endurance Horse--Totally overwhelmed!
>>
>>I have been reading the Genetics vs. Conditioning debate with great
>interest as I have been looking for my endurance "teammate" for many
>months. Reading the books on Endurance Horses has helped educate this
>beginner but I must admit that I can read all the wonderful qualifications
>for the perfect endurance horse and would not recognize them if they were
>staring me in the face! Many of you have sent me descriptions of wonderful
>horses that you have for sale. Bloodlines are often mentioned (all the
>reading is paying off and I can actually recognize that Dajania, Skowronek,
>Morafic and Weitz II all in one horse is pretty impressive) but even this
>beginner is aware that I cannot ride a pedigree or breed a gelding if the
>horse with the "to die for bloodline" turns out to be a dink.
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>>Conditioning will either maintain an existing endurance horse or develope
>him but first you have to find him! How did you choose your horse? Did you
>seek professional help? What kind of professional help do you recommend?
>Did you make mistakes or go through several horses until you found the right
>one? The choices are endless but also very overwhelming. Your suggestions
>and stories about locating your endurance horses would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Joane and Thumper
>>The Quarter horse who hopes to be replaced soon!
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