Re: Standardbred correction/saddlebred

[Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Since I haven't seen any responses to your post, I'll give you my 2 cents. 
IMO, Arab crosses make excellent endurance horses.  I ride purebred
and part Arab both.  Each horse must be evaluated on its individual
merits.  My nephew had a Saddlebred/Arab cross that I wouldn't give
you a plug nickel for!  But that was THAT particular horse. 
If he had been more tractable, physically, he would have been a fine endurance
horse but he was a knot head and I don't believe he would have tuned in
to endurance...I could be wrong.  That is the neat thing about endurance...
you don't need a high class expensive horse or clothes or rig... a sound
horse in good condition that loves to go down the trail with you is a good
bet for distance riding, competitive or endurance!  Give it a shot. 
You'll never know if you don't try!!  Good luck!
Maggie

ina hutchings wrote:

>  Correction
> to the standardbred question.  It was saddlebred.  Do you think
> a 1/2 arab/ 1/2 saddlebred horse would make a good endurance horse or do
> you think he would be too hot.  Does anyone have one and uses it for
> endurance.Ihutch