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RE: [RC] Scream Endurance - heidiThink in terms of programs, not just names. This isn't an
all-comprehensive list, but consider CMK (which would cover all the
names you mentioned with the exception of *Bask and would cover 3/4 of
Bay-Abi, as well as the two names that Maria mentioned), Babson
Egyptian, pre-WWII Polish (which would include the rest of Bay-Abi as
well as *Witez II that Karen mentioned), Babson, Sa'ud (think Edie
Booth's and Becky Huffman's horses), and some of the early AK
horses.
*Bask is not a name that screams endurance--when looking at
pedigrees, I would consider *Bask and a few of the imports from his
generation to be neither contributory nor a detriment. When you
find "Bask in successful endurance pedigrees, he is inevitably
accompanied by names/programs that "scream" much louder--and he is
represented in successful horses far less than he is represented in the
population at large. (That's the standard most use when
determining whether or not a horse is a positive factor--*Bask appears
in approximately 90% of American pedigrees at this point, and is not
present in the upper eschelons of endurance anywhere near that
often. He's just kind of there--like grits at a southern
breakfast.)
A pedigree need not be entirely made up of names/programs that
"scream" endurance--but without a goodly representation, the odds of
success are not high.
FWIW, of the Arabs and part-Arabs whose pedigrees we can trace who
have won Tevis or the Haggin Cup (and I include non-registered ones
with well-documented pedigrees) there is not a single solitary one that
isn't at least 25% CMK. Roughly a third of them actually qualify
as CMK--which only about 5% of the American horses do. If you add
in the other preservation entities mentioned above, the number is even
more startling.
When looking at other breeds as well, I suggest that people look for
horses that represent the foundation of the breed, when the breed's
primary purpose was usefulness under saddle--not for modern show
stars. I've a lot less experience with pedigrees of other breeds,
but have noticed a preponderance of old lines in the horses that do well
in the sport, be they TWHs, Morgans, QHs, or whatever.
Heidi
Hi Heidi,
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