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Per Peruvians

When we lived in Fort Davis, TX the terrain at our place was not only
rocky with limestone but had lava rock, too.  You never reset a shoe.
They wore out very quickly.  My wonderful riding partner and neighbor,
Jan, has a Peruvian Paso.  He never had shoes on him.  When she got him
and said that she would keep him barefoot I was skeptical that he'd make
it through one area on our trail that was a lava bed.  Imagine my
suprise when her horse went just find but my shod appy had a hard time.
She's been riding Paco three to four times a week for nearly five years
on the same trail, barefoot, and has never had a bit of trouble with his
feet.

Incidently, I am planning a fall visit to go ride with Jan on our old
trails again.  I will be taking my faster Arabian, Nyke, as Paco moves
along at quite a fast pace and my other Arabian, Kolter, wouldn't be
able to keep up with him.  Jan doesn't know it but she has an endurance
conditioned horse from these past five years of pleasure riding that
long, tough trail.  So I'd not totally rule out your Peruvian.

Kris

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I had to chuckle to myself as I read this... I am slowly conditioning my Peruvian Paso gelding for next season's endurance rides (barefoot, even!), as this is something I had to consider as I pondered the pros and cons of getting into endurance riding.  Being on a Peruvian means that I more than likely won't ever win, or even place in the top 10, but what became more important to me was just finishing with a sound horse and having fun in the process.  It's a terrific experience for both horse and rider.  There are too many people in the Peruvian Paso show world who honestly don't think these guys were "cut out" for endurance riding, yet they were bred to carry their owners over their vast plantations in comfort... some "endurance" needed for that.  Anyhow, there's an element of personal pride in demonstrating their versatility, and I look forward to being a part of a small group of us who are dedicated to increasing their visibility at these rides.  But actually winning?  Depends on your definition of what winning is... to me, it's conditioning slowly, riding well, putting my horse's health first, and finishing if it makes sense.  It's too easy to lose sight of these little things when the thought of placing enters your mind.  And did I mention "Have Fun"?!  New friends, new experiences, new things you've learned...that's the best part!
 
Kindest Regards,
 
Tracey Ritter
Porltand, OR
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From: Dbeverly4@aol.com [mailto:Dbeverly4@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:40 PM
To: roger@vmaxept.com; Merryben@aol.com
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: RE: Horse Illustrated article
 
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> Roger, if we're ever vying for 20th place you can have it.  I just don't see the point in racing.  What I do is endurance > riding.  I'll never top ten unless all of the front runners make a humongous wrong turn and by fabulous good luck I > end up in the front.  Even then I probably wouldn't know what to do with it.  This doesn't mean that I don't respect > people who DO race, there are just lots more of us who go to finish and have fun with our horses.  NOT racing.

Sylvia


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