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Re: [RC] Question on Mounted Posse/Endurance - Joe LongOn Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:56:59 -0700, "Diana Hiiesalu" <entais@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have a question that I thought someone might be able to have some input on. I have an 8 yr old arab who is in training now to be broke. I bred him and he has a wonderful mind, calm and thoughtful. I've been busy with my life, but things changed drastically so now he's getting trained. I originally wanted to ride him in endurance, but for the time being, have signed up as a volunteer for the sheriff's posse in my area. Ali'i will have to pass a 40 hour sensory training course, which will be starting in Jan. but soon, I will start taking him to general training events with the posse. My question is: or I'm thinking more of a comment from another volunteer, who has been involved with the posse over 20 years. She said she doesn't know any endurance horse that has made a good posse horse, that they are too ready to go all the time. I'd like to think it really is just a matter of training, that your horse is either trained or he isn't. Since I'm starting with the posse training first, I figure he will have that down well before I get to conditioning for endurance. I have another arab who I think would also be a great posse horse, and I rode him in a 50 and did quite well with him. He's lazy for the most part, but during the race, lazy is not a word I would have described him. Anyway, I'd love to hear comments and/or experiences related to this. I was a volunteer with a Sherrif's Posse for years, using my endurance horses. Kahlil gained a lot of valuable experience from his posse work. It gets the horse used to strange situations, sights, and sounds, and builds trust in his rider. We worked security at tractor pulls (very noisy), fireworks, and state fairs. We rode in parades, near large baloons and fire trucks running their bells and sirens, among screaming crowds. Kahlil got a bit high on the marijuana smoke at a rock concert. I'd say your friend who says endurance horses don't make good posse horses hasn't actually seen many doing it. Hey, when you go out for search and rescue, your horse will still be going when the others have pooped out! Anyway, go for it. You'll be doing a valuable community service, you and your horse will learn a lot, and you'll have a ball doing it. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.chiprider.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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