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Re: [RC] [RC] ? Evaluating Potential 100 Mile Prospect - RDCARRIEIn a message dated 12/7/2004 10:12:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Someone else mentioned the willingness to eat, but also said there wasn't any good way to assess that until you are on the trail. ?Actually, I've had a pretty high correlation between horses that will eat well and drink well on long trailer trips as youngsters and those who will continue to do so on the trail. Obviously there are metabolic parameters that you can't judge just looking at them. ?But taking good care of themselves is really high on the list! The above is one of the reasons I have such high hopes for my 4 yr old CMK gelding. The boy is a hoover...don't get between him and groceries! <G> I took him with us to a ride last spring for camping experience...it was his 3rd trailer ride in his life (first was with a transporter from Idaho to LA, Calif., and second was with a transporter from Calif. to Texas). Neither were positive experiences for him (he did not load well either time - it was quite a rodeo, I heard), but I taught him to load calmly in our 2h bumper pull and our gooseneck in a couple of hours. He never stopped eating during the 6 hour trip to the ride, and never stopped eating in camp. We'll see how he does when he gets out on the trail. :) Dawn and Epic Sundance (food is my life...) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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