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Hear, hear Tracey.  Great observation and comments.



Kathy R - SE


Tracey Lomax wrote:

> I found this discussion very interesting indeed because I don't own an
> Arab and have occasionally toyed with the idea of doing an occasional LD
> on my older TB.  I've not done it for a number of reasons, one of which
> (and no, it's not the primary one) being that I'm aware of the
> difficulties which TBs have in a sport of this kind : kak feet, and iffy
> legs.  
>
> Now, don't leap down my throat yet, I'm going somewhere with this....
>
> Jim's post hasn't made me go "oh, there you go, TBs shouldn't do
> endurance".  Instead, it's made me realize that, if and when I do decide
> to do this thing, I need to be careful.  Yes, of course, one should be
> careful anyway when doing this sport, but I don't think there's anything
> wrong with receiving another heads-up.
>
> So rather than see it as breed-bashing, I see it as someone with an
> interest in the horse's welfare posting a warning to those with horses
> who were not 'bred' for this, to look out for their horses.
>
> Is that so bad?
>
> Tracey
> PS Keith....did you have fun?????
>
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