oa SA Horseman - Working with nature : SA Distance Rider

Abstract

If I were able to pick the ideal conditions for a barefoot endurance horse, it would have grown up and be living in a herd on an extensive range - say up to 200 m² of fairly arid, rugged, mixed terrain, lots of rocky kopjes, lots of stony gravel areas, a bit of sand here and there, a few pools of water far apart, and pretty sparse but nourishing grasses.