I rode my Ol' Bubba for 13 seasons of endurance,
LD, and CTR. We even did a Ride and Tie once.
The biggest difference I saw between him and the
Arabs was that it more consistant conditioning to keep him fit. We spent two
years getting to a consistantly low pulse. Had a lot of 64's. He panted if it
was warm or he still had his winter coat.
He had a huge trot. My friends would be extending
their canter and he was still trotting.
At the time I was seriously competing him, I had
two friends also competing their Morgans. It was not uncommon for their horses
to take Grand and Reserve at a CTR. I don't know what their conditioning was
like, but they typically had tied scores that were near perfect.
And I wasn't afraid to be different, either. I not
only rode a Morgan, I rode him SIDESADDLE!!!
