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Re: [RC] [RC] EN Article - Dyane Smith

Is anyone familiar with the longevity of rehabbed race horses (typically
started very young under saddle)?  Obviously, there would be a range, but
does anyone know how it averages out?

Dyane (whose youngest colt looked like a foal until he was 9 and then
somewhere around 12-13 years, grew to be a very respectable 14-2.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juli Jakub" <fahraway@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] EN Article - Lysanne & Cindy


I agree the trend is changing, but I disagree that alot of the top event
competitors do not break and train early. I was a working student for a
few
of them and I was up and on the two year olds...I do admit however these
were often horses they sold to other eventers, not the ones they kept for
themselves. I have been out of it for a while and I hope that people have
changed certainly, but I competed extensively with my TB and we were most
often competeing against horses the same age. When I was a young rider
competeing we were all on young horses practically. Every show I went to
alot of the other young adults I met were riding 4,5,6 year olds. Someone
was teaching us that it was okay and often it was high level competitors
as
alot of us were working students for big names.  That is alot of people
riding young horses...mostly ones dreaming of Olympic Glory. Dressage
riders
however are very slow with their youngsters....Good for Them!!  People
often
picked on them for it!! I shake my head at my ignorance now...but I was
young and foolish with big dreams and it never occured to me that what my
trainers told me might be wrong...but I still take full responsibility. I
remember one well known trainer looking at a horse with me and telling me
it
was too old!!! She wanted me on something younger so we would have a
longer
career together competeing!!
Juli

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<P>Juli Jakub</P>
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From: SandyDSA@xxxxxxx
To: KimFue@xxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   EN Article - Lysanne & Cindy
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:31:23 EST




In the past, having ridden, trained and competed numerous breeds in both
dressage and working over fences, it is less and less common to see 4
years
old
being competed, and the ones I do see don't last long.



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