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Re: [RC] Building a base - Competition schedule - Maureen A. Fager

Hello Stagg,
Thanks for your reply. I have a coming six year old mare that I am riding. We did one 50 last April, took us 7:17. A good ride for a young horse, not to hilly or rocky. Two weeks later she had a pasture injury, soft tissue in the right knee and was out for the rest of the season. Slow work this winter, hill work at a walk and ring work (w/t) Her shoes were pulled for winter and will be replaced soon, although she was able to do one LD Jan 1. I am planning on four or five 50's for her starting in April with once a month LD's prior to April. A late 100 here would be the VC100 and am apprehensive to take a young horse on this ride because of the big, big hills. (routes of rides change, don't know how much of the trail is same when you rode this ride, did you do the SOB's and Mt. Davidson?) At any rate, I want to work on two things with my mare, pacing and excitement. She gets pretty excited at rides and needs to learn to relax. I agree about steady pacing, here in Nevada, I have found challenges to this (IMO) rocks, big hills and did I mention rocks? >g< Do you have any suggestions for pacing on hills? I appreicate your input!
Best,
Maureen
Reno, NV






From: Stagg_Newman@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: trottin27@xxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  Building a base - Competition schedule
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 00:57:23 -0500

Maureen,

You asked about competition schedule for a young horse.

My competition schedule for young horses is somewhat based on what is
convenient
since I am concentrating on training and conditioning.  Here is what I
would ideally do.

As a late 4 or early 5 year old I may do a 25 if convenient.  The main
purpose of
this if for training, i.e. getting the horse used to lots of commotion,
other horses,
vet checks, etc.  This will be a slow back of the pack type of ride.

Then in August or September ideally I would do a slow 50.  I really like to
do the Western North Carolina 3-day 100 Competitive Trail Ride with
our 5 year old.  Great for both physical and mentally conditioning and
training.

As a 6 year old, ideally I would do a couple of slow 50s.  If the horse is
doing
well and looking really solid, I may do a slow 100 late in that year.

For example Jayel Super did 3 'back of the pack' 50s as well  the WNC 100
as a 5 and 6 year old.  He also did a bit of CTR.  Then he did the Carolina
Classic
as his first 100 in Nov as a 6 year old.   At that ride he and Drubin were
the last
two horses to leave the 50 mile check point.  However they finished around
13th
out of about 40 starters as I remember because we just kept going the same
pace.
(That's one of the beauties of 100s - steady pays off!).

As a 7 year old he did another relatively slow 50 for training.  Then he
finished around
12th in the Biltmore 100.  The head vet told me he thought the horse was
ready to do more.
His next ride was his first win at the Old Dominion.

On the other hand the current horse we are starting, Cam, is not the
natural athlete that Super
is so we are bringing him along more slowly.  He turns 7 this year, has
done a few slow 50s
and the WNC 3-day 100 twice.  We currently plan to take him in a slow 100
this May at Biltmore.

Key for young horse is to think of the competitions as just part of your
training and conditioning
program.  And a great place to get vets to assess how your horse is coming
along.

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