Fw: New Stallion

["Penny Kirschenbaum" <hmhaji@paclink.com>]

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From: Penny Kirschenbaum <hmhaji@paclink.com>
To: ridecamp-d@endurance.net <ridecamp-d@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 9:11 AM
Subject: New Stallion


>I am fairly new to endurance and I started with a wonderful stallion. No
one
>knew he was a stallion until he was off for a while due to an irregular
>heart beat. During that time I chose to geld him, to the dismay of others.
>He was actively bred for 8 years and was one of the most well mannered
>stallions I had ever seen.
>
>I recently sold him to a man for his 5 year old daughter. And I purchased
>another Stallion. He is the opposite of my previous one. He knows what he
is
>and he wants everyone else to know. My concerns are I want to start him on
>some 25 mile rides in 99 and I am worried how he is going to handle
himself.
>I know if I dont get him out there I will never know. I can't geld him
>because He already has bookings for the 1999 breeding season.What if he
does
>get rowdy and I fall off? I guess that is my biggest fear. I had a borrowed
>mare trip and fall on me, I was injuried and could not get right up. what
if
>this were to happen while riding a stallion? Then there would be a loose
>stallion and would people look  to blame me for any incident that might
>happen until he was caught. I really love endurance and dont want to give
it
>up, but I wont give up my horse either. He means well and he is young. I
try
>to teach them to behave well around other horses but that takes time and
>other horses. I will probably never do more than 50 mile rides and I am
>aware that there are kids and beginners out there. Does any one understand
>where I am comming from.
>Please e-mail me at    hmhaji@paclink.com     if you have some help or
ideas
>to help ease my mind
>
>                                 Thanks          Penny
>
>