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  • From: "Terry Nowacki" <wwfarm@wiktel.com>
  • To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Drill Team or SEARCH HORSE
  • Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:27:28 -0500

The following is from previous post on this subject -

> Quarter horses are sprinters, so they are not well suited to do well
for distance. So unless your searchs are limited to the traditional quarter
of a mile area a quarter horse can run like heck in, anything above that
distance chances are, you will be riding the wrong horse in an all day or
more than one day search.
>
>
> I ride a Quarter grade mare. She will go all day, keep up with the
gaited purebred Walkers around here and never tire me out. She has a loose,
long strided walk that covers a lot of ground and has a pretty good trot,
but it is her walk and her great and uncanny ability to keep up w/o tiring
that wears out the rest!
>
> I will take her over a gaited horse anyday. I have even ridden 3, 5,
Paso, etc. Remember....she is the one I also trust with my life.
>

TER says - (Chuckle, Chuckle.) I knew when the original post started talking
about
breeds that it would create a lively exchange. I was surprised it took as
long as did for
a different opinion to fire back.

After riding and training a large assortment of different breeds, I can tell
you
that good horses can be found in ALL breeds. It's far more of a individual
thing than
a breed thing.

Keep the interesting post comming.

TER
http://equinedetectionservices.com






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