The best feature was this mare's comfort level. I normally
feel like hell after 6 hrs in the saddle - knee problems, etc.
When I got back from riding that day I still felt like I could
keep going. The remaining 3-days we rode an average of
4-5 hrs each (long slow miles with lots of climbing). She
was very consistent throughout. No soreness or
soundness problems afterwards. Also we did CANTER
(very smooth) which I had heard was a no-no with this
breed. Her owner threw that rule out the window pretty
early on and has had no problems with her other gaits.
I definitely give this breed a thumbs up for CTR's and
probably for endurance as well.
(Gee whiz, why do I keep finding such nice gaited horses
to ride - I'm a TB & Arab person! Dressage lessons are
always interesting on gaited horses and I can't compete
them in driving events)
As a note the difference between the Rocky Mt and the
Kentucky Mt. is that the Rocky Mt. cannot have white
above a certain point on the body (or something like that).
Sally Aungier
and her new friend Misty the Kentucky Mountain Horse
Powhatan, VA