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13 Jun 19
15:42
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Lightly framed are better suited to soft ground conditions than Bigger horses?
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'ooves innit
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I heard that the ones with big feet like the mud.
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so we are looking for small horse with big feet then??
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big horses with small feet?
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Small ones with shoes like tennis rackets.
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I think the actual weight of big horses pushes them further into the turf and makes it harder work for them, whereas a lighter horse seems to skip through it, like a hovercraft!
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gelding better?
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The hovershoe would be a terrific invention.
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StillLearning 13 Jun 19 15:45
big horses with small feet? ----------- Worst possible combination for Heavy and Soft ground. You should net even need telling  - Straightforward logic. |
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Phil Bull had that idea. Narrow types that didn't sink in. I would guess that's not always the case if the horse also has small feet.
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A good example would be Moon King ( Haydock , yesterday )
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so Stormbomber only ran on three shoes there - so hows that work with the theory ..
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Miss green dream was w/d because on 3 shoes at Yarmouth ..
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Be good in a 3 legged race imo!
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All about the horses action, wouldn't be backing a daisy cutter on heavy ground, whether it was a small or big horse.
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yeah it's a mix koi.
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Sapa Inca I thought fitted the description before the race ( honest ! ) But as said the horses action all-important.
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depends on feet size
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