Skinny mare smooth out with feed & muscle?

[Tara Wheeler <harpy@io.com>]

Hi all!

I'm looking at buying a retired racing horse that had been abandoned and is
consequently 100 pounds underweight (for a big-butted quarter horse).

I'm bringing her back slowly on pasture and feed, and started twice weekly
training with a traner in addition to the twice daily rides I've been doing
with her.

She's real rough at the trot and the lope, but willing and able to learn
anything you want to teach her.

I'm wondering if she might smooth out once she's got some groceries on
board and had some time working with me and my trainer on how she's to
carry my weight correctly now that extream speed is no longer an issue.

Any thoughts?  Personal experiences?  Warnings?

Tara Wheeler
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