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Re: [RC] hills in Florida? - Truman Prevatt

Did bother to mention that she wasn't even an Arab or part Arab - which probably makes the conditioning in the sand hills even more significant.

Truman

Truman Prevatt wrote:

Jonni wrote:

----- Original Message ----- From: "Truman Prevatt"> If you want to bring your horse down, I can show you
a few hills that will very quickly bring your horse to its knees all within
a few miles of my horse ;-) .<<<


What kind of elevation change we talking here Truman? I mean, shoot, the
highest point in Florida is Snow Whites castle at Disney World. Well, OK, it
is Britton Hill at a breathtaking 345' above sea level. So, it really sounds
more like the SAND is what is tough on the horses....not the hills. <wink>


Jonni





It's not the gross elevation change that gets the condition and muscle on them it's the elevation change in the sand. Bring your horse down and I know a hill that may be only ½ mile long and maybe only 150 feet elevation gain - but your horse will be on his knees following me to the top ;-) . It's not the sand alone or the hills alone, but a combination of the sand and the hills. Flat sand won't do it. Hills in turf won't do it either. Put the sand and hills together and you have something.

I took the old mare just about every place. We did rides in CO where we climbed from 8,000 feet to 12,000 feet three time in 50 miles - I think she finished 5th. She did six 100, including the ROC in Utah. She was a great mountain horse - however she only went to mountains for rides. The reason - she trained right here at home in our sand hills.

So come one down - I have a hill for you.

Truman



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"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."

- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)




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