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<<<<<<<<<It seems to me that horses must be taught to travel at endurance
speeds, that this is not natural for them. If given their druthers, they
would druther poke along. My young mare that I am starting out for future
endurance riding doesn't seem to have an inclination to move out. I almost
feel guilty for pushing her along. She has a low heartrate, she is fit as a
fiddle, she is a crabbett arab, and she is six years old. Is it reasonable
to expect her to become more competitive and simply want to move out on her
own like my older mare? Or is it possible that the little goof just isn't
cut out for this sport? By appearance she looks like the 'perfect'
endurance>>>>>>>
How many horses did you survey? About the other mare, same
sort of bloodlines? etc. I have seen progeny from same exact set of parents
behave VERY differently from each other. Maybe they have different
feed requirements/deficiencies/tack fit? My big mare goes much slower when
her bridle is uncomfortable.
I would've guessed the opposite extreme, that horses like to keep moving, like
they do in the wild herds. This may be just to get the best and freshest
forage,
because there aren't as many predators as there used to be.
Are there any Arabian endurance breeders on-line (yeah, there's san)? Small
market, but growing slowly. I can think of only Rushcreek & Trad horses, and
then
there are a few small breeders that don't look at performance details when
choosing mates. We're out for fun, but other countries are out for numbers.
I'd like
to go for the fun, and the best horses make it fun for a rider. How many
horses bred
that have competition records? I am interested in information on attitude and
tractability also, as well as performance. Have you noticed that it's almost
impossible for a endurance horse to have a bad attitude (assuming tack fits
well)?
I'm not an experienced endurance rider/breeder, but you're asking the right
group!
Just in case someone's surveying, my big old Crabbett/Polish-bred would rather
run the whole ride! (Unless her buddy is slower.) Of course, we keep her from
running
herself down. She runs more than other horses when at liberty. She's always
ready
to do another loop. My Egyptian, however, only cares about being with the
herd. Her
insecurities rule. She would rather eat than go anywhere. I think it's just
individuality.
I wouldn't worry about your 6yo's pokiness, as long as she's fit & tack is
comfy.
Bridget in SE PA
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