OK, small world here.  The Paso Fino I recently bought was bred

by Patty O'Rourke.  He's got great bone, plenty of "Go!", and we

seem to click.  Don't get me wrong, he has his issues, but nothing

I haven't been able to work with thus far (note the "thus far"!).

He's done endurance before, and seemed to do better at 50's

from what his former owner and endurance rider told me.  

He's had four or five years off, so it's going to take some time

to get him back into shape, but I think he'll get there OK.  

Prineville will be our first ride.  Man, am I looking forward to it!

Maybe Paul will let us ride with him to the first vet check so that

my horse (nicknamed "Diablo"!) doesn't have a total meltdown

when the Arabs run off ahead of him.  ;-)  We'll be sure to report

back afterwards - if I live to tell about it.  

Take care,

~Tracey Kasten

  Camas, WA

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:48:36 -0700, Paul Latiolais wrote:
> Jackie,
>
> You asked about what Pete looks like.  Here are couple of pictures
> from
> last years ride season.  I think he is just under 15h.  I will have
> to
> look at his papers to check his bloodlines, but he was bred in
> Colton,
> Oregon (near Portland).  We live in Eagle Creek (also, near
> Portland).
>
> We have a mare that actually has better confirmation for endurance,
> I
> think.  She was bred by Patty O'Rourke who lives in or near Spokane.
> Patty did a lot of endurance a few years back on her Paso's.  We
> should
> ask her about lameness, but I never heard that she had any problems.
>
> -Paul