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[RC] What we CAN do about our retired horses..long - rides2farWhen I asked her the difference, she said the second one was never a pleasure to ride, and they did notconsider him> > safe to pass on. I know exactly what she means. My other endurance horses were very in demand when they quit competing. Nice, "sounder than most" horses who loaded well, would go anywhere, had seen everything, etc. etc. So, I'd never kept a retired one until Kaboot. It's a shame to waste a good riding horse when he can still be used. No such second career for Kaboot. He never, ever calmed down. If anything, he was more wired at his last few rides than ever before because I'd been tricking him in to missing the start trying to slow down and he had tantrums over it. He's as crazy as ever, except now he's well rested. In a ring, I'd put just about anybody on him, but would never condemn him to a second career in the ring. He'd hate it. He is NOT safe, or fun, for just anyone riding the trail. He will be mine forever, but that's OK. He's the one I wanted to keep anyway. :-) I tried to buy a couple of my old horses back for other people who were looking for well broke horses and the owners said no way...they wouldn't part with them for the world. They were better behaved...but I'd have much rather had Kaboot's stubborn streak when doing a 100! Angie (*hoping* 7 will be the best of both worlds!!!!) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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