Just wanted to get some opinions from all you guys and gals who've been
there done that. My horse did a year of LD with many multiday LDs thrown
in, and a couple of 50s in 2003. This year he has done 3 multiday
Endurance rides so far. He is 10 years old this spring (not sure exactly
when cause he's an unregistered Arab). Anyway, He always finishes a ride
wanting more and wakes up the next morning (between 3 and 4 am, yikes) and
starts running in his pen to let me know he's ready to go. He even did
this at a 3 day 55 (Renegade) in NM. He was pretty ticked off when I
just loaded him in the trailer to go home instead of going out again. I am
a middle of the pack rider and go at a moderate pace. I've also gone back
to the gym in an attempt to keep up with this guy. Some people have asked,
when is that crazy boy going to do a 100? Soooo, I have toyed with
the idea of doing a 100 in the fall but think maybe it's too soon. I have
no experience with 100s but I suspect the horse will do better than
me. I'm thinking maybe another half to full season of 50's
and multidays might be better. I've always wanted to do a 100
though. Of course all depending on the horse. I'm not a very
competitive rider. I'm more like "this is a test of horsemanship" so my
horse is always wanting to go faster than me. So what do ya'll
think?? I welcome all opinions and advice. The horse's name is
"Gryffindor" if you want to look him up. He has one pull from when my
daughter's horse went lame in the middle of the loop and we cut trail to
get back to camp sooner.
