Re: Horses 16 hands and over doing endurance

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Jim
Val sold him to a dressage trainer. I told her when she bought him that
he had a bad experience at the race track (shot full of steroids-- had
leg cramps down the home stretch at least 3 times that I heard of from
potassium depletion; Dr. Moag said that the horse had terrific heart---
any other horse would have refused to keep going) and Val needed to do
one-on-one with him. She is a busy lady and had others ride him--  found
that I was right. Had Kristen ride him and he did very well. But then,
Val couldn't ride him--- hadn't put in the time--- hence the sale. I
understand the new owner adores him. He may be out of the endurance
arena, but he is happy and that is all that really counts to me!<BG>
But, he does prove the point that you can be tall and be incredible
(just don't go to a race trainer who feels he can improve performance
with steroids (and he broke his maiden by 7 1/2 lengths--- what did they
want!???) Wish he'd had Tom-- you would have known what to do with that
athlete, Tom.(sigh)
Bette

navion wrote:
> 
> > Pico Nightrider is 16.1hh, a purebred son of my stallion TLA Halynov
> > (16.2hh) and he placed 5 places above the horse Val was riding in the
> > AERC point standings last year; he was ridden by Kristen Snook. Tallness
> > certainly didn't hamper him!
> > Bette Lamore
> 
>       He has done well in 50's. a 100% completion ratio in the 7 rides he
> has done.  In the 100's he is running at a 50% completion ratio, 3 finishes
> out of 6 starts.  One lameness, one metabolic and one overtime.  He doesn't
> appear to have done a ride since last March. Maybe giving him some time off
> after accumulating 725 lifetime miles in the last 3.5 years.  Too bad
> Valerie didn't choose him for the WEC.
> 
> (love that new AERC page, thanks Mike)
> 
> Jim Mitchell

-- 
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com