Re: Hazards on endurance rides related to horse size

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

Tracy,

My tall, leggy Arab also hops sideways. And he is 10. But his better trick
is coming to a complete halt in mid stride when he sees something scary
that I don't see. Other riders get worried looks on their faces when I go
flying over Star's head. But Star just stands there waiting for me to get
back on and away we go. 


He may have long legs, but he is agile and quick as a cat.

But he IS getting better about the whole thing. One of my training buddies
commented that she hasn't seen him shy for a long time.

chris paus & star

At 05:40 PM 1/1/98 -0700, you wrote:
>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
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