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[RC] Horse Decisions/Suggestions Please - Rides 2 FarWife says I should sell my horse and train and ride Sadie for 25's and 50's. There is no such thing really as one horse that's better than another in every situation...just one that's more appropriate for a particular purpose. Your daughter's horse is probably worth more than Sawyer in the open market since there are more kids doing 4-H, jumping etc than heavyweights doing endurance. That does not mean he's a better heavyweight endurance horse. Sawyer has served you well. Sell her horse for maximum dollars and use that to enjoy Sawyer. :-)) When you say her horse would have gotten you second at the NC are you taking into account the fact that her horse may have never gotten a heavyweight to mile 49? Angie (who has seen you two together and thinks you're a great match!) On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 19:24:56 -0500 "Ed Roley" <roleyed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: My daughter is 17 and has stated she is ready to sell her horse because she is not riding and has little interest in riding. Her horse is a beautiful 16H T-bred(Sadie) which has done hunter/jumper (up to 4') stuff and has done a handful of 25's(fast horse, usually 2:30 or less on 25's with daughter on board, FW). At Lexington last year she was 2d BC behind me but I have nearly 100lbs on her! We cannot keep a horse which isn't being "used" so here comes the decision. Wife says I should sell my horse and train and ride Sadie for 25's and 50's. My horse is a grade(Sawyer),15H, (no clue what kind of horse) which I have had 6 yrs and been doing 25's & 50's on(only 350 miles of endurance). We finished 3rd HW division at Nat'l Champ 2002 ride in a race to the wire with 2d place (guy bigger than me on T-bred which could be Sadie's twin). I have an emotional tie to Sawyer but do see the advantage of riding a larger, faster horse(would have had a shot at 2d had I been on Sadie at the end of the NC). Here is another factor. I am not a "trained" rider. I got my horse, got on and rode. Sawyer and I have learned together about what we want to do. I have noticed the few times I have been on a well trained horse (Sadie is one of them) I tend to give them too much leg and they want to go! I probably will ruin Sadie in regards to her good training if I end up being the one on her back all the time(my daughter learned to ride correctly). Now all of you experts can throw your 2 cents in and help me make a decision! Thanks, Ed Roley ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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