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RE: [RC] Why Don't We See More Standardbred/Standardbred Crosses - Mcgann, BarbaraI think it takes a true horseman to actually "see" the standardbred, and look past the often plain (or even ugly) head they tend to have. Growing up in Utah, we rescued a standardbred mare that was running away with her owners. Change of bit and a few lessons, and a 12 yr old girl that didn't care if the horse ran like the wind fixed that. This mare turned out to be one of the smartest, most versatile horses we've ever owned. I ran barrels, did all the gymkhana games, jumped her, rode her in english pleasure/park classes, roped, drove cows, used her as a parade horse, trail horse (she was happiest doing that), drove her in a cart (obviously thats easy to do with an OTT standardbred). She would adjust her antics to suit the rider that day. For me, she was a blithering idiot - thought that we should always be going fast. When my dad, who was crippled, rode her, she was a sedate, put one foot in front of the other, walk quietly horse. Go figure! Just last year, we came into possession of an older standardbred mare and 4 of her offspring. We have a 7 yr. old, 16 hand gelding that is going to be able to carry WEIGHT and trot all day. Her 3 year old filly went to Gene & Sue Nance to go into their standardbred/arab crossing program. We also have her coming 2 yr. old filly. Standardbreds are bold horses - their whole mission in life is to go down the trail as fast as they can. They almost never buck or spook or rear or anything else....the only training issue I've ever had with them is holding them back!! Barb McGann -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Carolyn Burgess Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:26 AM To: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Why Don't We See More Standardbred/Standardbred Crosses As someone who rides these horses (they are my breed of choice), and is also an officer in a group that promotes the Standardbred in their careers after racing, it is not just the endurance crowd that has passed over these horses. When someone is looking for a horse, for whatever they want to do, and you say, "Have you looked at Standardbreds?" They make a face at you. I've seen people pay $5,000 for a broken down OTT Thoroughbred, but won't even look at a free sound Standardbred. And there are lots of them out there. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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