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Half sisters Lena Su Ladyhawk and Windmere Lady Omega, were Horse Pairs
Division winners at the
Columbus
Carriage
Classic,
Columbus
,Wisconsin
,2001.
Photo
by Robert Mischka.
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| Morab horses are ideal for carriage driving.
The Morgan-Arabian parentage provides the strength and willingness
to pull, while their excellent pulmonary-respiratory system and long, lean
muscles dissipate heat quickly to allow traveling long distances.
Morabs are used very successfully for pleasure driving, combined
driving events, carriage shows, and competitive distance driving.
Their beauty combined with a balanced frame makes them a good
choice for a pleasing turnout. Proper
training and conditioning allows them to be highly competitive in the
various driving sports. Whether
competing in driven dressage, trotting briskly in the cross-country class
or the CDE marathon, maneuvering in a tricky cones course, or through a
marathon hazard, Morabs are up to the task.
Their versatility will allow them to eagerly trot twenty miles or
more over rough terrain in a competitive distance drive, and provide a
leisurely ride for a family get-together or special event.
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| Four
year-old Nameers Summer Jazz is in a competitive distance drive at Poynette,Wisconsin, 2004. Jazz trotted
over most of
the trail and is seen walking near the finish. Jazz won third place.
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| Windmere
Royal Topaz trotting in the driven dressage of the Iron Horse combined
driving event (CDE),
Caledonia,
Illinois,
2002. He was the
Third Place
winner in the Preliminary Single Horse Division.
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Windmere
Lady Omega in the water hazard, Preliminary marathon competition of the
Iron Horse CDE, Caledonia, Illinois, 2004.
She was
First Place
winner, Single Horse Division, and won Best Conditioned and Best Hazard
Time.
Photo by Robert Mischka.
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| Topaz’s
Royal Dakota completed his first distance drive at
Yellowstone
State Park
in Wisconsin, 2002.
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| Anniversary
Annie won third place out of 35 horses in the Dickenson Pleasure Drive
through the streets of
Columbus,
Wisconsin, 2004. The drivers performed
a series of maneuvers at different points along the route.
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Windmere
Sparkler provides a relaxing pleasure drive for some friends in Crete,
Illinois, 2001. This photo was
featured on the cover of Horse Tales for the
Soul, Volume Five.
Photo by Todd Gross.
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Lena
Su Lady Hawk won her division in each of her
eight distance drives in 2004. The
drives were held in
Wisconsin
and
Illinois, and were sanctioned by the
Midwest
Distance Driving Association.
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Julius
is a young Morab gelding who has recently learned to drive.
This is his very first driving class and it was at the Region 4
IMBA Open Horse Show in
Jefferson,
Wisconsin, 2003.
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RL
Jessie Jane competed at the Harvest Moon Carriage Classic in Des Moines,
Iowa, and won the Single Horse Division, 2003.
Jessie now lives in California
and is used for distance riding and driving.
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Windmere Magic competed and won in in
many open shows. Here he is shown driving at a family picnic. |
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