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[RC] xracehorses in endurance - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Amy Johnson tracktotrail2@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I personally love this topic. I have been working with arabian race horses since the mid 1980's when we were on the fair circiuts in California . My first endurance horse mare was off the track. She loved endurance. I have recently had the privlidge of working with some very fine ex-racehorses from Cre Run farm. I have trained and sold several of them. All are doing well. The only con is that you have to have the sensitivity to the life style that they just came from I work with horses that were trained by Lynn Ashby and she takes her horses to Fair Hill to train also so most of these guys are already used to being off the track and on the trails It is good for their minds. If you look at the top riders in the USA a lot of them are ridiing ex race horses or race bred arabs.. These guys love to go. I always do some basic dressage with them at first to get them to move better and learn that running on the forehand is not the only way to go. I know when I look for my second horse I will be looking at a ex race horse probably from Cre run farms or Marlyn Meadows. These horses are used to going places and they adapt easily. I also find if they do not make it on the track it is not because they breakdown, all the ones I have trained were rock solid, They just did not really like it. But you get them on the trail and they just love the variety. Arabs can get bored easily. This is just my experience with the people I have worked with. Amy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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