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Re: [RC] state fair express unofficial ride results - Barbara McCraryAmen to your final statement. I remember one year when my husband was riding his big grey horse on Tevis. Grey was smart and was relaxing, eating, just resting. We were told the horse was tired. We knew better. Grey also was not big for showing off, so when doing a trot-out, he didn't put anything more into it than necessary. I think that was the year he finished 4th.Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:56 PM Subject: [RC] state fair express unofficial ride results A little more personal perspective... My daughter has an awesome little mare with a huge ground covering stride, so she looks like she's moving slowly. Her head stays low and out on the trail it even bobs back and forth as she glides along. Shadow totally relaxes, pulses down immediately, and takes care of herself well. Unfortunately, she rarely gets better than a B for gait and attitude because of this. Personally, I think a horse with a calm attitude and relaxed, efficient way of moving is a big plus in endurance. Too bad it can't be differentiated between a fatigued horse and rewarded rather than marked down. Kathy Keith wrote: They did need more vets as I think about 70 horses started the two events. From a personal perspective, it would be nice to have the all the vets have an idea that not all the horses would actually "trot" for the trot out. I ended up getting a "B" at the final vet check due to the fact that the vet said she could not recognize what my horse was doing on the trot out. One of the other vets tried explaining it to her but she still gave me a B and a B on horses attitude because he wouldnt trot. O well. It was a very fun ride/race and my wife and I will go back again. Keith and Sandy Kibler Shawnee Sunrise Farm Gaited Endurance =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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