Re: Sickle Hocks??

["Karen Steenhof" <steenhof@cyberhighway.net>]

Melody-

My first endurance horse was a pony-cross mare with the most extreme sickle
hocks I have ever seen.  When I took her to our first 30 miler, the vet
said, "She did ok on this one, but I hope you don't plan to do 50 milers
with this horse."  Well I did--50's, 75's and at least one 1-day 100.
 When I retired her, she had accumulated 2000 AERC miles with only 1 pull.
 She was never a first place finisher, but a solid "middle of the pack"
horse.
"Sunday" taught me much about endurance before I got my Arabs, and she is
now
happily retired in my pasture at age 30.

Karen Steenhof
Boise, Idaho
steenhof@cyberhighway.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Wrecksduke@aol.com <Wrecksduke@aol.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 4:46 AM
Subject: Sickle Hocks??


>Opinions please as they relate to ability to last 100 miles and for the
long
>term with Sickle Hocks.
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>Melody
>Wrecksduke@aol.com
>
>