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Truman,

 

Your a bad boy Truman....keep your eyes on the trail. 

 

Yes, Cash Pony is 1/2 TWH.  That's why he has incredible up under him reach.

Love that cross  !!!!

Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well contrary to popular belief - Angie's Kaboot was not one of the
horses I mentioned. I actually forgot about Kaboot. Anyway - given his
last name - you could expect anything.

I've not watched your horses from behind. When I'm riding behind a tiny
hiney I don't normally watch how wide the horse goes - now I didn't say
that did I ;-) .

Isn't Cash Pony half walking horse?

Truman

Jody Rogers-Buttram wrote:
> OK,
> First off, I'm not a vet, nor am I an engineer. So, I suppose that I
> have no qualifications to comment on this thread. BUT, as I sat here
> this nasty, cold and rainy Sunday morning reading this, I had to
> comment on it.
> Avoid a horse that is wide in the rear when trotting. I most certainly
> would NOT avoid it. In fact, I seek it. I don't own a horse, and I
> never have, that trots without spreading out in the rear. Truman named
> that some really good 3000 mile SE horses traveled this way. Hey
> Truman, I had a 5000 mile horse that did. I should reach 3000 on Rose
> this year, and I have a pasture full of horses that travel this way
> right now. Yes, I agree that Heidi is correct that traveling wide on a
> narrow trail can be a disadvantage. Cash Pony tends to "fall" off the
> single path trails on the back end sometimes. But, Cash also has a
> wonderful "hind end engagement". So, I would trade the possible "step
> offs" to the big trot anyday. Also, he is very light in the front and
> WAY too efficient. I don't own another horse that can keep up with the
> little turd. In comparison, there is Rose. Who isn't as wide in the
> rear as him. Most likely because she is 1/2 Paint. She is much heavier
> on the front end.
> The other statement that was making me grind my teeth was about the
> horses "fearing hitting themselves and so they would widen out". OK, I
> have a "little" bit of experience here to comment. Being a farrier
> that has shod Arabs/ endurance horses since about 1986, I can tell
> you, that IMO they NEVER do this because of fear. They correct this
> when two things happen and most of the time both happen. The farrier
> corrects the forging problem AND the horse matures and changes the way
> they travel. In other words, the horse builds the muscle and
> conditioning and that alters (somewhat) how they move. Lots of horses
> will stop a hind leg interference problem when they develop the back
> end muscle and become conditioned. And so I stay PC, for those
> barefoot folks, the barefoot horse can also be trimmed in the manner,
> they don't HAVE to have shoes. :))
> Example Cash Pony again. When I bought him, trimmed he's feet and
> started to ride him. He was an unbroke horse who trotted wide. He
> ripped the bulbs off both front feet when he trotted 100 yards the
> FIRST day I trotted him. Took him to the barn and shod him. And shod
> him like I do to CORRECT this overreaching issue. The next day, (he
> was sound somehow with ripped off bulbs) trotted him again. He didn't
> hit. So, I suppose he is SO smart that he learned not to overreach in
> just 100 yards. No, he didn't overreach because I FIXED it. He will
> still "click" occassionally....but that is because he has such a huge,
> up under-himself stride even with the correction. But, he hasn't
> jerked off a shoe, and he hasn't hit himself.
> Jody
>
>
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smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong? Richard
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