Re: RC: Barbara McCrary

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/23/99 8:37:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tobytrot@bigfoot.com writes:

<< our
 were only 14.2 or 14.3 hands.  The fast trot was achieved by tremendous 
reach,
 thus hyper-extension leading to injured suspensories.
  
  Barbara McCrary >>
 
 	Just want to say how much I respect Barbara for her willingness to 
share
 this kind of hardwon experience with the rest of us, for our benefit and
 that of our horses.  I think it is hard enough for most of us to admit
 mistakes and learn from them--to generously offer the knowledged gained to
 others, without ego or excuses, takes an exceptional person.  Thank you,
 Barbara!
 
 Terre  >>

I agree. How old were these horses when the injuries occurred? I have a 
couple of up and coming youngsters and would prefer to learn from somebody 
else's experiences!  Right now , I'm on the track of realllly long slow 
distance before they get to move out.  Can that type of conservatism 
(chicken)  prevent injuries? (of course, the horse would always prefer to do 
the warp-speed trot and damn the torpedos!).  Everybody else's experience 
would be enlightening.

Sylvia & Harca (Damn the torpedos)


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