<< Champagne, 8,000+ miles and still going strong at 26 did many 100s and
finished most of them in the top to. Mesaud's Peeco 5,000+ finished all her
ioos in the top ten she is now in foal at 16. She even did a 100 on a
saturady and finished in the tt and then did 50 on sunday and finished tt.
Total riding tine for 150 was about 16 hours. She is only just 14 hands (if
she stretches) and weighs 750lbs before a ride. Arlene, her rider is 5'10''
tall and competes at FEI weight!!
Your generalization is bound to cause a serious misconception with those
riders who do not know the greats in endurance riding.
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I don't think that the majorityhas anything to do with the overriding. i
don't know about Teddy, but what we have seen is that the relative minority
of troublesome riders just seem the more pbvious and troublesome for their
rarity. If EVERYONE rode like that, no one would notice it - but when just a
few ride like demons, everyone sits up and takes notice - not always
favorable notice. I can think of several riders of our acquaintance who are
generally in the running for mileage awards, and they don't get there by
running their mount into the ground. Contrast that to the rider who has to
change mounts every 2-3 seasons. What do you think?
s