Re: RE: 16HH/old horses

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

Aren't all  ""trials""  trimmed for midgets?...Cora
----- Original Message -----
From: Truman Prevatt, PhD <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
To: RideCamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:16 AM
Subject: RC: RE: 16HH/old horses


> Yes it seems some trials are trimmed for midgets riding ponies. Put a six
> footer on a 16-2 horse and there is a whole lot of ducking going on -
> particularly at night.
>
> Truman
>
> Karen Webb wrote:
>
> > Addendum:  Just for the record, I have gotten numerous replies from
riders
> > of 16.2 hand HALF Arabians who state that the issue is really a matter
of
> > individual balance and substance, but not size.  The majority report no
> > problems negotiating tight trails or obstacles, just the occasional low
> > hanging tree branch.  More care seems to be needed to lay on a good
> > foundation of conditioning and taking every opportunity to cool the
bigger
> > horses with judicious amounts of water.
> >
> > - Karen Webb
> >
>
>
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