Also, have you mentioned all the vet controls, the careful conditioning,
etc?
BTW
a lameness pull at HOH/Old Glory is pretty easy to do because of the
terrain.
Kristen in TX
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ann
Spencer Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:37 PM To:
afwaldrip@xxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC]
Abusing Horse
To do that many rides in 2 yrs is hardly a
newcomer. Maybe not long term but not so new. Go to the archives
and search as this subject has been cussed and discussed over the yrs.
1. ARABIANS can hold more wt than the average
horse. Look at the Arabian breed books.
2. Where did he get his info? Maybe he
still thinks all cowboys actually rope bulls,,, well guess what?
NOT. Lots of misconceptions.
3. Arabs have only just started being larger
due to selective breeding for that. AVERAGE is 14hh.
4. Some think riding horses at all is
abusive.. well we used to eat them after hunting them in early days of
man.
5. Perhaps he could do he own research to
prove HIS point.
6. I am 5'.5' and weight over 170 and
ridden Arabs for twenty yrs.
7. Get your own literature and leave it
sitting around so the 'knowitall' can get educated.
Okay, I will probably get alot of feedback on this post. I
am fairly new at endurance riding. I have competed in about 8 rides in
the past 2 years. I competed in the HEart of the HIlls ride this
weekend. It was to be my 2nd 50 mile ride. I live in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area which is a pretty flat area. After completing
the 50 miles I was pulled due to lameness. The terrain was a lot
rougher than I had thought it would be and then add the fact that it
rained. But, anyway, when I arrived back home my husband accused be of
abusing my horse by riding such rides. I have an arabian mare she is a
little over 14 hands but she is pretty stocky. I am a heavyweight rider and
my husband feels that it is abuse to ride her even 25 miles.
Have any of you ever been accused of abusing your horse because you ride
endurance. I take very good care of my mare and I think we were just
not ready for the terr ain this weekend. Does anyone have any feedback
that I can pass along to my NON horse husband who just sees a money pit in
the barn.
AW in Fort Worth
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