have finished a lot of competitive trail rides few 50 mile and 75 mile endurance rides TRIED a very few 100. Horse has to be able to relax and drink and eat. Pass it mandatory pulse and breath counts by a vet. Takes a special person and horse to do this a huge congrats to the horse. Still have one in our pasture. A bay 15.2 hands polish arab 25 years old
The Polish Arabians are such great athletes. They weren’t popular with some because they viewed them as not as classically beautiful as some of the hot-house halter horses. But give me a Polish or Crabbet horse to ride any day.
I’ve been owned by my purebreds and Half-Arabians for forty years now. Thankfully I still have one.