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Re: [RC] Gaited horse in LD - Peter Harper

Mary Ann Spencer said "ps. Seems to me we need to keep
track of the use of the gaited horse in endurance."

Mary Ann,  With the help of Mike M's I was able to
look and the number of different breeds participating
in endurance.  Mike provided the number of horses by
breed participating in AERC endurance for the 2003 and
2004 ride seasons.  I sorted the list by predominantly
gaited breeds.

In 2003 1.9% of the horses participating in endurance
were from a gaited breeds.  In 2004 2.2% of the horses
participating in endurance were from a gaited breed. 
0.3% may not sound like much but if you compare the
growth of gaited compared to the overall growth of all
breeds you'll see the a Gaited grew 28.2% year on year
while the overall growth for all breeds was 7.7% over
the same period.  I plan on looking at the 2005 ride
season to see if the trend continues.

You make some very good points why gaited horses are
growing in popularity.

You don't have to give up your dream of Tevis either. 
Sue Waltz has completed two Tevis' on her Kentucky
Mountain Horse Raven.  With more people riding gaited
horses and investing the necessary training time I
expect you'll see more Tevis riders in the future.

Cheers,  

Pete Harper





               
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