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Jennifer, I have let people ride my endurance horses and I have a
dear friend that has let me ride hers. I think it really depends on
how well the person knows you. They should feel free to tell you how
they expect you to ride their horse too (do they want to to start off with
the front runners, start in the middle of the pack or our they the type of
person that just says "listen to the horse"). If that's the case,
you better make sure you have ridden that horse more than a few
times. About 7 years ago I let a friend ride one of my horses on a
50 and she was riding with me the entire time. I told her
when she got to the deep sand she needed to walk the horse. Did she
do that? NO. The horse bowed a tendon and she was pulled! The
friendship survived, but I still to this day remember that she did not
listen to me.
Good luck and have fun! 
-------Original Message-------
Date: Tuesday, December
03, 2002 02:03:11 PM
Subject: [RC] Advice on
riding other peoples horses
I am interested in opinions (I know you all got them;-) on riding other
peoples experienced horses. I'm considering an invite to ride an
experienced horse at a multi day ride outside my region. A ride I
would not be able to get to, even IF my horse were ready for it,
which he is not. It seems to me to be a great opportunity to learn
and experience an endurance ride with help from a seasoned horse and
rider. And it just seems like fun;-) I obviously would ride
very conservatively and rely heavily on my host riding with me. Any
thoughts on potential pros and cons? Anyone have a good or bad
experience in a similar situation? Thabks, Jennifer.
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