Global Endurance Training Center

We want to share with you a couple of conformation observation in the lower leg of an endurance horse. This could make a difference in the soundness of an endurance horse in the long run.

As a general rule, the center of the canon bone should be supported by the heel of the horses hoof. If this is not the case, the load factor on the superficial and deep flexor tendon is greatly increased. Furthermore, the digital cushion inside the hoof is not supported anymore. Look at the different pictures below and see the difference in the alignment of the canon bone in relation to the heel of the hoof.

Let’s call this horse A

The plum line from the center of the canon bone falls behind the buttress of the heel,

Now, let’s compare the this with the two following horses, B and C

Horse B

Horse C 
 

See the difference of the support the horse body is getting with the conformation of horse B and C?

Both canon bones are supported by the heel of the horse hoof

It does make a lot of sense, evaluating the conformation of any endurance prospect in this manner.

submitted by Christoph Schork

At the Git R Done FEI ride in Inyokern, California, the 10th of April, Christoph achieved the mile mark of 20.000 AERC endurance miles. Leonard Liesens from Belgium came to ride one of GETC endurance horses to get his COC for the WEG.

Here, Leonard, Doug Swingley and Dian are celebrating Christoph’s achievement with Belgian chocolate and various coffees from Africa and South America.

The Lilacs are in full bloom. So are all the fruit trees.  

Last weekend, April 17th and 18th, horses owned by GETC celebrated another great success. Christoph Schork, Dian Woodward and Debbie Whorf rode DWA Powerball, Starlit Way and DWA Millennium for a 1,2,3 Place finish on day one and Stars Aflame, Starlit Way and Trinity to the top 3 place finishes on day two. Starlit Way also won BC on day one. All horses were equipped with EasyCare Glue ons and GETC credits a lot of their success to the Easyboot Glue ons and Gloves.