RE: [RC] Differences in horse strength - Smith, Dave
Thanks for the reassuring words, Cowboy. While
I really dig the way he looks, Hermano’s not built the way the books say
an endurance horse should be built, i.e., he’s compact, muscular, rather
than lean and rangy. So its been nagging me a bit. I assume you suggest a
full-body clip due to warm weather sweating? My experience, so far, is that he’s
not a great sweater. He sweats under the saddle and a bit on the chest, but on
a ride my friends’ two grade horses get really lathered up. Much more
than my two mustangs. Which raises another question. I have a little Polish Arab
filly (a rescue from N. Calif.) that I run
with the two mustangs in the round pen. Now she sweats. I mean she really
does get wet. Her winter coat, is longer than the mustangs, but I can’t
help but wonder whether Arabs have more efficient sweating mechanisms, or not.
Of course my sample of three horses (two mustangs and one Arab) is hardly
scientific. But I did watch a Parelli clinician once work an Arab in a round
pen (basically running her in a circle) and I never saw a horse sweat so much
in my life. Any comment?
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Kilpatrick Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007
12:13 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Differences in horse
strength
Dave, from your description, i would bet that your horse is well
suited for endurance. i had one like that, almost exactly like
you described. he was great! you will probably need to do a
full body clip during warm weather though. other than that, just get out
there and ride. cowboy ed
