Re: Hazards on endurance rides related to horse size

[Zebella <zebella@idt.net>]

Glenda R. Snodgrass wrote: 
> with 2 TB mares whose riders kept exclaiming over how "sure-footed" Lakota
> is, how he zigged and zagged around the trees, fallen logs, over streams, 

When my husband is riding behind me he often comments that Pro just
lengthens or shortens his stride to miss rocks or holes in the trail.

When he was riding the old (and half blind) Quarter mare, they would hit
every single thing in the trail...maybe she was going by feel!

The tall arab seems to do pretty well missing things too, what you have
to watch for with him is the unexpected leaps 6 feet  to the
side....he's coming 10 this year...dare I hope he'll ever mature?

tracy