There have been a few changes since the last listing. New point standings have been posted at http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Points/default.asp In addition -...
To quote Thomas Huxley, British biologist of the 19th century, "The great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." Today...
In a message dated 12/31/2005 11:16:46 AM Central Standard Time, ... I have no idea what this drivel has to do with endurance, but as a professional wildlife...
SERA members, Have you changed Email address recently. If you have do we know about it. If you did and we don't you are not getting your newsletter. Teri tells...
I know several of us give riding lessons and mentor people to become endurance/CTR riders. I've got a new beginning riding student who is a 10YO deaf girl....
The reason I think it was put up here and the reason we need to be concerned is the potential for policy to be made that could close down our horse trails...
Dawn, I appreciate your comments. I sent this for folks to understand the "non-science" that floats around out there in access world. It has everything to...
Jerry Fruth
jerryfruth@...
Jan 2, 2006 11:30 pm
8490
In a message dated 1/2/2006 5:33:13 PM Central Standard Time, ... I agree that there is a *ton* of pseudo-science out there...and the two examples you posted...
Time for a "fun" topic again. Background: Two people have contacted me recently who are looking for a really good endurance horse who is "ready to do quality...
staggandcheryl@...
Jan 3, 2006 4:32 am
8492
They were all world champions. ... From: <staggandcheryl@...> To: <AERCMembersForum@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:32 PM Subject:...
This was on another discussion group today; one not geared to endurance horses per se, but interesting nonetheless: "When you mention the hip and shoulder...
... for a really good endurance horse who is "ready to do quality 100s". One is my farrier who of course is very attuned to confirmation, particularly of the...
... This one's hardest...is it Nina's Amir? ... Rio ... Drubin ... RT Muffin I believe those are all Hall of Famers. Now...for my observation. I was once...
rides2far@...
Jan 3, 2006 12:50 pm
8497
Just as an aside and for future reference... Confirmation is what teenagers go through to join the Catholic church. Conformation is the structure of a horse. ...
staggandcheryl@...
Jan 3, 2006 1:02 pm
8498
CONGRATS to Lynne and Angie who both got the correct answer before I even got on line today. Will buy both a drink at the convention. All 4 are in the AERC...
staggandcheryl@...
Jan 3, 2006 1:17 pm
8499
Another couple of tidbits she told us ... girth, ... angle." When I was a kid I checked out a library book on horses that had a list of measurements like this....
rides2far@...
Jan 3, 2006 1:35 pm
8500
... Ain't that the truth. Worse than that Stagg, you were trained as a topologist and a topologist can't even tell the difference between a cup of coffee and a...
I agree Angie, and as one who works very hard (not with total success) to be as light a burden as possible to my horse, I feel that I am at least half the...
Two years ago, Ken Marcella gave a very interesting presentation on "legs and feet." Quite a bit of the talk was about form vs. function- with the key being...
... is..."What kind of trail?" My daughter likes the leggier horses. I'm always saying I'm hunting "a mountain pony". I picture the extremes between...
Who in the Hall of Fame had the best conformation? I know that Rio had a very balanced body. Alleged had terrific conformation, and he was a successful...
Nope. Getting close though. Two of the four were world champions....
staggandcheryl@...
Jan 3, 2006 3:15 pm
8506
I'm going to guess that all of the described horses have been phenomenally successful endurance horses with 10,000 miles each or have been national champions...
Barbara McCrary
bigcreekranch@...
Jan 3, 2006 3:32 pm
8507
Linda Tellington Jones was extremely impressed with Steve Rojek's Hawk. Of course, the fact that he was ridden so well had an affect on how well he carried...
rides2far@...
Jan 3, 2006 3:33 pm
8508
... I can identify three out of the four horses above, so I'm inclined to say FEI gold medals. That said, I'd beg to differ about the chestnut horse. Although...
... Dinah, it is refreshing to see more and more people getting the idea about this. I grew up with the typical "4-H" approach of looking at legs. It took me...
Heart, and the will to win. Barbara ... From: <staggandcheryl@...> To: <AERCMembersForum@yahoogroups.com>; <AERCMembersForum@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Barbara McCrary
bigcreekranch@...
Jan 3, 2006 3:49 pm
8511
... Stagg, you missed that RT Muffin is also a World Champion. He won the gold at one of the very first ones here in the USA. So three of the four are World...
... I already talked about the conformation traits they had in common in my first response. The other horse traits they had in common were the metabolic...
