The nicest thing about how this lady does it, is the horses are started under saddle at home here in Auburn, ridden on easy trails, legged up as 3 yr olds very gently....THEN they go learn to run fast when they are 4. She does not see the breakdown that most trainers see as a result.
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> From: sturmranch@xxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] Older TB race horses...Ranelle > Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 07:25:57 -0700 > > . If they don't make it as a race horse, they come home and are trained as > jumpers. > > I used to buy slow TB's off the track to re-school and sell as hunters, > jumpers or three day horses. Of course, I didn't take the unsound ones or > the crazed ones, but they made very nice horses. The ones I had were > wonderful to handle, haul, ride. They had experienced all the noise and > bustle of the track and were never spooky. They had excellent ground > manners. I really love that type of horse, and the little TWH gelding I > ride now looks like a miniature off track TB. My daughter's new endurance > horse is an Anglo Arab, grandaughter of Seattle Slew. > > Nancy > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
