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Re: [RC] Small Horses - Joe LongOn Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:48:21 -0800 (PST), Aaron Turnage <ajandcrysta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm on the horse hunt for my new endurance prospect. Went and looked at a nice little mustang mare this weekend. She's great, nice straight legs, good strong back, deep heart girth, long hip, lots of go, and a willing personality. My only concern is that she's only about 14.1 or so. She has 00 feet, but they are in good shape (my husband used to be a farrier and is accredited from the OK school). I'm 5'6" and tack in around 150 lbs or so. When I rode her this weekend, I didn't "feel" too big for her, and my husband said that I looked good on her, not out of proportion. Is this size acceptable for endurance? The small feet concern me more than anything.... Any personal experience with competing on small horses? Special care? Things to look out for? At this point, she's still a prospect but I was just wondering if her size would be an issue or not. Kahlil is the same size and wore size 0 shoes. I'm 5' 9" and my weight with tack was generally between 165 - 180 pounds. He completed 11,525 miles over 17 ride seasons and completed his last 50 mile ride at age 24. The small hooves are some concern, you would want to provide the best concussion protection you can. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.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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