ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: big horses

Re: big horses

Kimberly Price (PLOUGH1@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 27 Aug 1997 18:53:16 -0700

Hi Susan & Ridecamp,

Mystery is 16.2 but he is tall ... not really bulky. He is muscular and
in excellent shape these days. We are just beginners in endurance, but
I compare him often to the arabs and note these differences.

He takes time to warm up. He needs to get those muscles moving a good
20 minutes. So far he cools off easy, has a very low resting
heartrate. He is becoming more and more fit, but I don't believe can
keep up the very fast and efficient trots and gallops many of the 50 and
100 mile arabs do.

We are doing our first 50 at Cuneo Creek if all goes well. Wish us
luck!

I'm glad you are still adding such great information on the list. What
an eye opener for the bot fly problem.

Take care,
Kimberly (&Mystery the Morab)
Pt.Reyes, CA

rom: Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: Big horses
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Hiya group,

I was wondering if anyone had any comments on big (as in over 16 hands)
horses in endurance. I know they have problems that smaller horses
don't and I'm not considering going out and looking for a prospect that
big. However, I do have a Karahty colt out of my TB mare that at
16-months-old is a solid 15.1 hands. At this rate, he should mature at
least at 16 hands, maybe more, and I'm wondering if I should forget
about a distance career for him and drag out the dressage saddle (not
that he won't do that, too.)

I was just wondering if anyone is out there competing on big horses and
doing well in 50's, multi-days and/or 100's. "Doing well" does not
necessarily mean Top Tens every time out, I'm actually more interested
in high mileage horses. Are there any problems you're having that you
associate with the size---increased lameness, foot problems, trouble
dispersing heat, etc? What breeds?

Thanks for the input.

Susan Evans Garlinghouse and the ever-growing George of the Jungle
(formerly aka Spudnuts until the nice man with the sharp knife and the
Happy Juice came and took them away).

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