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I have a few questions on searching for a perfect endurance horse. (just
kidding - nobody's perfect)
1. Gray hair color - while gray may be good for the heat, what about
melanoma I've heard about that seems to predominate in gray (white as
they age) horses, even the ones with black skin?
2. I shared more than half my life with a half Arab (by a dumpy grade
mare and an awesome Arabian stallion) and he was an amazing little guy.
I watched him be born and watched him die 24 years later, and now would
like to start another foal and get into endurance when s/he's old
enough. We have a QH mare (gray!) with an absolutely great disposition
and the heart of an endurance horse (wants to go and go and go) and I'm
thinking of breeding her to an Arabian. Only problem: she has a slightly
turned in front foot, probably starting in the pastern. It doesn't seem
to affect her at all, even after many miles. Maybe this is a totally
absurd plan, but does anyone know if this sort of thing would be passed
down?
3. If I decide to breed her, does anyone know of a specific, wonderful,
Arabian stallion IN COLORADO (after all that mail, I still don't know
what and "endurance bloodline" is or if it exists) whose babies are
straight and strong and nice tempered, and whom YOU would breed your
mare to? Some recomendations might save me some miles on the truck!
Thank you in advance for any help, and you may E-mail me privately so as
not to clutter!
Bambi
Edwards, Colorado
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