Re: Haflingers and endurance

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Gail, Karen Clanin (who's on the list, but I suspect is out in her barn
kidding goats as we speak) has a half Halflinger/half Arab gelding named
Hooter, who I think is fantastic.  His dam is also the dam of my beloved
Cato and also the dam of Shatir, Judy Houle's horse that top-tenned
Tevis ten times.

Hooter is built like a truck (and I mean that in the nice sense) but
really glides at the trot.  He's still young, I think he's only five
this spring, but he has a wonderful temperament.  We all did an LD last
year and he was super.  Karen doesn't do 50's, but if she did, I would
think that Hooter would make a terrific completion horse.  I think he's
probably too heavily muscled for really fast recoveries and top ten
finishes, but if you were looking for a horse to trundle up hill and
down dale all day and night, I think he's super.

Susan


Gail Lawson wrote:
> 
> I've never seen any comments about Haflingers doing endurance or competitive trail.
> Does anyone have any information or experience with these hardy, workaholic individuals?  My
> friend is planning on doing some CTR with me this season on one of her Haflingers who rides,
> drives, plows, farms, and shows, and can trot like the wind.  She's not as heavily endowed as
> some Haflingers, but she's not a radiator-shaped cooling machine either.  She is tough, focused,
> and loves to work.  We're riding to finish sound and have a good time.
> 
> Any comments would be appreciated.  Thanks.  Gail Lawson  glawson@inc-net.com