Re: RC: Short endurance horses.....

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/23/99 2:25:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
carlmey@citrus.infi.net writes:

<< In endurance racing
 the trail and weather conditions make the difference whereas each step
 is the race.In endurance you can take a back yard horse that has a will
 to race and with luck of the trail and with an light agressive rider win
 any endurance race. Not so with the big boys (THOURGHBREDS RACING)where 
 class(breeding) wins out. >>

Whooo boy.  Hope you're wearing your asbestos suit now, buddy!  I think that
if you look at the "class and breeding" of the top endurance horses even the
"backyard" types you'll be able to see the class (breeding) that they come
from and it is also a consistent predictor of success.  To say that ANY horse
can win a 100 miler if the weather and conditions are right is ludicrous.
Endurance does take more time, miles, training, time, time, time, conditioning
and allowing the horse to grow up instead of running the hell out of them at 2
and then retiring them to stud at 3 or 4.  Obviously, you're a thoroughbred
person and not an endurance person (maybe you got onto the wrong discussion
group?).  Hmmmm, didn't intend to flame you (I'll let more knowledgeable
Ridecampers do that).  Good luck!

Sylvia & Harca (Do too have class!)


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