Re: Conditioning for 100's

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Colleen, I don't mean to discourage you, but before considering a 100,
shouldn't you solve the tying up problem first?  It would seem to me that
tying up on a 50 is a pretty clear indication that something is seriously
wrong, and trying to go twice that distance under the same conditions, no
matter how slow, is asking for some truly serious metabolic problems and
potential heartbreak. Don't underestimate what your horse is trying to tell
you.  Maybe better to work on management so the horse is skipping his way
through 50s, and think about 100s somewhere down the road.

JMO.
Susan G


----- Original Message -----
From: Colleen Kirkpatirck <polaristhewonderhorse@hotmail.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 9:25 AM
Subject: RC: Conditioning for 100's


> Hello everyone,
> I am planning to do a 100 next season, I have never done one before.
> I have only done 50's. I would like to try a 100 before my horse gets
> to old he is 14 now.
> I have no idea if that is a good age to do it.
> Can any of you give me any conditioning tips that I could use.
> I try to ride at least 4 or 5 times a week during the season.
> I don't have alot of time in the week  but I ride alot on the weekends.
> So I go for short rides on the weekdays.
> My plan is when I do a 100 I just want to ride to finish I don't care
about
> placing. My horse has a history of tieing up so I go slow and just finish
or
> at least try to.
> Any info would be greatly appricated
>
> Happy Trails & Holidays
> Colleen K. & Polaris
>
>
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