[drivingpairs] Re: CDE Competition Ages
- From: "Dana Moore" <dannabe@xxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 18:44:43 -0700
On the subject of horses started too young, I have participated in most
disciplines of riding. My last before driving were reining horses. I am
appalled at what they do to these poor babies at such a young age. By the
time they are 3 they are doing things that upper level dressage horses are
doing after years of training and development. I bought a son of Hollywood
Dunit for a song because he was 3 1/2 and barely saddle broke. He was 2
years behind in training to be a futurity horse, so nobody wanted him.
Their loss, my fortune. After 3 years of playing with the reining on a low
key level and deicided the people are only in it for the big bucks at the
horses expense. Gotta spin a little faster and slide a little longer. How
can immature joints and bone stand this kind of abuse. There is something
wrong in the sport when it is common practice to inject hocks on 3 year
olds. I left the sport because the people weren't very nice. That's when I
was introduced to the driving world. Of all the different disciplines I've
participated in, the driving world has the nicest people. I think people
that drive enjoy their horses more than anyone else. And I think the horses
enjoy pleasure driving more too. Oh by the way, my Hollywood Dunit reiner
was a great combined driving driving horse. I lost him last year to colic
but not before we competed 3 succesful years in driving. He's now buried at
Goree Farms, the home of the Arizona CDE, watching on as others enjoy the
pleasures of driving.
Enjoying driving in Arizona.
Dana
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