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And Julie Suhr has told me a number of times that Donna fed Witezarif on 
alfalfa hay all the time.

Barbara

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From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Marinera@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Witezarif


> Back then, we didn't have the scoring system that we do now, that factored
> in recoveries, CRIs, etc.  I suspect he would have won a lot more BCs with
> the current judging system.  Back then, it was all just the vet's
> impression of how "up" the horse was when he moved out, and not much
> more--so horses like Witezarif indeed didn't have much chance.
>
> > His joy was in movement, pure unbridled joy at going  down a trail.   He
> > never saw the importance of   wasting   much energy being  animated for
> > the vets. If I were to pick one horse that defined our sport at the
> > highest level it would be Witezarif.   He outshone anything else our
> > sport has  seen so far.   I have only seen one other horse in my
> > lifetime I thought moved  as freely as Witezarif.
>
> And he did it all on plain hay, a little grain, and no electrolytes...
>
> Heidi
>
>
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