Re: RC: the perfect endurance horse

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Snady,

All this talk about breeding the next great endurance horse sort of
reminds me of the argument that has been going on for years about
inheritance vs. environment. I would suspect if the truth be know 99% of
the horses out there never even come close to reaching their genetic
potential just because most of the riders are not professional riders
and don't have the time or money to train them to their limits.

Also if looking at the papers and finding the next great horse was all
that easy, then there would be very little surprise on Kentucky Derby
Day. Yep the world would be pretty boring. So in reality the mane might
be as good a predictor as any.

Truman

>> Actually---I'll tell you what works really really well for picking the ideal endurance horse............THE MANE......yep...that's how I picked my first endurance horse(after my mule)...he had the most beautiful mane I'd ever seen..didn't matter that he was completely out of control...fire pouring out of his nostrils..nope...I had to have him because of the mane!  So I bought him on the spot...he has over 4,000 miles now...and every single one of them was like riding a fast-forward carnival ride!!!!!!! He's been great..So forget all or these other posts...just go buy the horse with the most beautiful mane:>))))))
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Truman Prevatt
Brooksville, FL

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