MORE ON THE MOYLE

elammal@erols.com
Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:21:55 -0500

I thought I'd add a little to what Mr. Morris noted concerning the Moyle
Horse. Several endurance riders from the East ( Virginia and Maryland)
bought some of these horses. They were found to be a bit skitterish ( turns
out when purchased they were barely green broke), little heavy on the fore
hand, and had terrific feet. Most Farrier marvelled at how much hoof they
had. They were indeed tough, but what was intriguing was the way their foot
moved at the trot. All four feet when raised and breaking over had a
peculair " foot swing" so what you observed after the horse past was this "
scything motion ( I hope I spelled this correctly). One rider noted that he
didn't need his Corn Picker for his farm anymore. He would just ride his
Moyle horse down the rows of corn and the foot motion would bring the corn
down on each side of the horse.

I don't know if folks are still riding these horses in reasonably large
numbers any more. They were a little difficult to handle. Though they were
tough they did not seem as a breed to be any more suitable for Distance
riding than the Arabian or Part Arabian horse. We should consult the AERC
records to see if really enough of these horses were competed to form a
rigorous opinion.

Regards
Pete Fields