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>Eighteen years ago, when I first started endurance riding, the greys had
>the majority of the field in any given competition. But now all the
>breeding is for color.
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>Linda Van Ceylon
>lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu
>phone: 970-491-1428
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>From loomis.102@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shannon Loomis), on 4/1/96 6:06
>PM:
>To: endurance@moscow.com
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>hello,
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>I read a post saying that they want a dark horse in a check and a white
>horse on trail. I am curious as to what people prefer. I noticed a wanted
>ad for a grey horse for trail not to long ago. Does everyone prefer a
>light-colored horse? My dark horse has never ever overheated and cools
>down very nicely. I try to avoid greys for several reasons, even though I
>really like dapples. First of all, I can't keep them clean. Secondly,
>white legs tend to get scratches worse (of course, socks on a dark horse
>are just as vulnerable. Third, sunburn, no explanation needed. Finally,
>in the neoplasia course I had last year, every other signalment was grey
>horses. They seem to get every cancer known to horsedom. My prof said
>there is no such thing as an older cancer-free grey horse.
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>Any opinions?
>
>Shannon Loomis and Quail Meadow Star (and Quark, the grey emergency back-up
>Arab)
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>hello,
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>To: endurance@moscow.com
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>hello,
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>I read a post saying that they want a dark horse in a check and a white
>horse on trail. I am curious as to
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