first LD ride, have questions

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Jennifer Robinson artbug@m-y.net
Hello,

I've just signed up for my first LD, at Leatherwood (I've heard the
rumours, but my horse was raised in this area).  We competed in 5 CTR's
last year so have a little experience with riding distance.

My questions are these:

1. Is it necesarry to have a crew if only riding 25 miles and only
planning on riding to finish this first time out?

2. How are the P&R stops different than CTR's.  I remember reading once
that the stops were half an hour or so.

Thanks, Jennifer and Zena (finally I get to trot mom!)