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Re: [RC] "Perfect" horse for heavyweight rider? - heidi larsonmy gelding is half polish and the rest mostly russian, he's built tanky, has
excellent bone and personality-wise is spooky (so was his mom.) When I first
did some rides he was so laid back that I was a bit dissappointed. However, a
few years later and I was worried about control issues when "race brain" kicked
in. (I get off and lead when that happens) and now (7 years from purchse) he
"fairly" rateable in a Mylar snaffle. He has moments where the brain falls out
but generally he's pretty good and I can usually pace him pretty well (or I
still get off and walk, but it's rare these days.) IMO it's better to get the
so-called lazy horses and train speed into them, rather than the other way
around. (I've had both.)
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--- On Fri, 9/5/08, Lynelle Robertson <purplehorsebarn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Lynelle Robertson <purplehorsebarn@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] "Perfect" horse for heavyweight rider? To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Elizabeth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 4:59 PM I own a Wiking daughter both parents are Polish imports off the track and if this mare was any calmer she would trot in to the finish with her eyes closed and snoring. I have never owned a calmer horse in my life. I still think you must judge each horse as an individual how they were handled and brought along is just as important. --- On Fri, 9/5/08, Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] "Perfect" horse for heavyweight rider? To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 8:22 AM My old fellow was 1/2 Polish - a Witez II grandson, and while he could be laid back in the corral, I would still call him "hot", especially in a race situation. I still remember him trying to race the crew vehicles going down the road past us, and me saying "Slow down, dammit!". He was 2 weeks away from his 25th birthday ... My current horse is pure Polish, and I would judge him as generally hotter than Shadow was. He can be very calm - deer and turkeys popping out of the bushes don't bother him at all, but a race? A group ride? My biggest issue with him right now is 'race brain'. So - based on my 2-horse study, I would say that you can get hot horses in the Polish lines as much as the others. My advice would be to judge the individual horse, and perhaps investigate the parents, and any close relatives to get an idea of temperament. On Sep 4, 2008, at 9:11 PM, Barbara McCrary wrote:Polish Arabs can be very sturdy, so that route wouldlikely work. Idon't know about the "hotness" of Polishhorses in general, butmaybe not so hot as some other lines. Not sure there.=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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