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Re: TBs and STBs

--- In AERCMembersForum@yahoogroups.com, Beth Leggieri <trailyaya@...>
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>>>> Further, the STBs are staying out on the track longer, correct
Staying sound for longer periods of time<<<

Consider this for the soundness. They race in a gait that has TWO feet
hitting the ground at once. Where TB's travel at a gait that at a point
in the stride, all the weight of the horse is on ONE foot at a time.
Just a random observation / comment.

Jonni




Tue Jun 3, 2008 11:35 pm

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From: "Bonnie" <quinine@...> ... Well, one of the BIG differences is that the STB world has not changed its "standard" while the TB world has. The STB...
k s swigart
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Jun 3, 2008
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Further, the STBs are staying out on the track longer, correct?&nbsp; Staying sound for longer periods of time?&nbsp; Contributing that soundness back to the...
Beth Leggieri
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Jun 3, 2008
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... Staying sound for longer periods of time<<< Consider this for the soundness. They race in a gait that has TWO feet hitting the ground at once. Where TB's...
Jonni
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Hello Jonni, if you watch Trotters and Pacers in slow motion, you will see that they have disassociation at high speed. While the legs are moving in pairs...
Bonnie
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Jun 4, 2008
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Hello Beth, I do not have the hard figures or statistics to back it up but they seem to stay on the track longer and last longer. There is a mandatory...
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Jun 4, 2008
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In a message dated 06/03/2008 3:35:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I wonder if the fact that they don't carry weight on their backs also may be part of the...
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Jun 3, 2008
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Do they start to race STB as 2 year olds?...
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Jun 4, 2008
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Hello becky, Yes, they put STB's in races as 2 year olds. bonnie On this date in history; Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at the time of 9:58:20 PM, you illuminated us...
Bonnie
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Jun 4, 2008
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One thing to consider is genetics. The STB is really a "mutt" breed. Any horse that could meet the "standard" (trot a mile in 2 min 30 sec) was taken into the...
Truman Prevatt
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Jun 4, 2008
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...   ....just my expierence as a farrier   Its rare for me to work on a *sound* TB, they always seem to have something going on, usually bone chips, tendon...
Jennifer Smith
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