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Re: [RC] [RC] Rios brother - Laurie Durgin

Anywhere I could see a picture of him? Curiousity is aroused.LAD






From: "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>,<Merryben@xxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC] Rios brother
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 10:21:49 -0600


> I remember Courtney telling the story of buying Cameo and the sellers
> telling him to just take Rio because they didn't want him or he was too
> small or some such reason. Courtney was always proud of the fact that the
> world's champion endurance horse had been a freebie. I remember thinking
> that's all very well, but Rio's success was due in great measure to
Becky's
> skill in riding him.


I always found it humorous that Rio was considered "worthless" because he
was too small or too this or not enough that, when in fact his nearly ideal
three-circle balanced conformation was overlooked.   And while it is
absolutely true that Becky was a vital part of the combination, I have also
yet to see a top horse with a poor body, and Rio's body conformation should
be a learning model for everybody.  Too many folks will pass up a nearly
ideal athlete because he isn't x hands tall, or because he doesn't match
some other irrelevant criterion.

Heidi


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