Fwd: RC: 100 in a day vs 250 over four days

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In a message dated 4/9/01 3:41:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nvrider@home.com
writes:

.  For a 100 miler the horse only
has to be sound for one day, 24 hours.  For a multiday, they have to stay
sound day after day after day after day.

Maybe if she had written this a bit differently it wouldn't have sounded
so..........
I'm not sure what word I want.
I just got the impression she believes it is easier to do a 100 as it is only
24 hours that a horse has to stay sound, her words, and multi days are harder
as the horse has to stay sound for 4 or 5 days.  I believe there are more
things to consider than just soundness for any type of ride and she should of
stated that fact for the person who asked.
end of story
keri

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At 10:35 AM 04/09/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Ray O. rno2m@virginia.edu
>    Which would be harder on the horse?

Well, it all depends on the course and how it is ridden, the experience 
level of the rider and horse.  I don't know if there is an answer. 
Obviously, going 250 miles is 2.5x longer.  For a 100 miler the horse only 
has to be sound for one day, 24 hours.  For a multiday, they have to stay 
sound day after day after day after day.  Makes for a different challenge, 
each one unique......hard to compare.  I don't know of any courses off hand 
that are 100 milers in addition to being a couple of days of a multiday, so 
anything you compare is apples and oranges.  I think some of the smartest 
riders I know are multiday riders (and most of them ride 100's as well, so 
maybe it's really the other way around<G>).  I think you learn a lot more 
and your horse does to, doing multidays.

k


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