Re: RC: Rider weight/horse size

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:45:34 -0600
>To: DebiG54@aol.com
>From: Sarah Ralston <ralston@aesop.rutgers.edu>
>Subject: Re: RC:  Rider weight/horse size
>In-Reply-To: <c5.1a9891c.25d46d55@aol.com>
>
>At 02:36 PM 2/10/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Sarah:
>>
>>In the difficult, mountainous rides like Old Dominion, I get off to give
the 
>>horse a break on the really steep or dangerous mountain climbs or
descents.  
>>Other than the terrain where you must walk anyway, I don't think most top 
>>finishing riders run that much with their horses anymore.  I know I don't.  
>>I'm not capable of keeping up unless the horse is walking or trotting
slow.   
>>To finish in the top group in nearly all the races being contested today, 
>>horses must travel at speeds that humans aren't capable of matching.  Debi 
>>Gordon
>

Good point, Debi. The rides really have gotten faster, even the OD. I'm
sure that especially holds true for the flat rides...oh well- it was just a
thought. Maybe I won't feel so guilty about staying on Fling's back and not
jogging!
See you on the trail!
Sarah and Fling