Re: RC: Fwd: RC: 5 year olds doing 100's

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I would worry a lot more about the effect of a 5 yo doing a 5 hour 50
than a 5 yo doing a 18 hour 100.  Speed kills........

Truman

Endure4fun@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 6/13/99 4:13:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, DabneyEsq@cs.com
> writes:
> Why do we feel we have to take a young horse and MAKE it do a 100 mile
> endurance ride?  I know it is because the ouwner/rider doesn't want to wait
> until bones and aditude are mature.  they want to get out with friends and
> compete and ?show? off their great horse.  How long is that young horse going
> to last?  It is the same as "mare in foal" Yes, horses of all ages have to
> run in the wild, the difference is, they don't do a 100 miles at one time,
> they don't have a rider on their back, or shoes on their feet, or all the
> other stuff we make our "partners" wear.
>
-- 
Truman Prevatt
Mystic “The Horse from Hell” Storm 
Buck's Mystic Karma
Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
Danson Flame - hey dad I'm well now and ready to go!

Brooksville, FL


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