I'm with you!
Have ridden longer than LD in years gone by. Now between running a
business, having a husband who is bedridden with M.S., spending time
with grandkids, & all the other things that go along with life, the
time/energy/ desire to condition for longer rides isn't currently
present.
HOWEVER, there
are plenty of us out there who occasionally do an LD and are often the
ones who volunteer at the rides to put up/take down flagging, pulse
horses in vet checks, etc. We, too, love being on the fringes of the
dream, even if for the time being we're helping it come true for others.
As for anyone
thinking L.D.ers are less important.......... just remember that no one
can make you feel inferior w/o your permission & that BEING
OFFENDED IS A CHOICE. CHOOSE NOT TO BE!
Subject:
Re: [RC] [RC] forwarded with permission....ld/BC
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LD is not endurance, I'll be the first to admit. But in my
short time doing LD I have learned things that friends who have had
horses their whole lives didn't know. In my mind the educational
mission of AERC is to create better horsemen because I felt it had that
effect on me, but I lost sight of the fact that the goal is to develop
endurance riders, preferably those who go 100 miles. I guess
that makes sense, but I sure loved feeling a part of that dream, even
if from the fringes. And it's going to be hard to explain to my
friends who would never ever consider doing a 50, but who I have talked
into do an LD or two this summer.
Dana Baldwin, AERC#30836, West Region, 110 miles LD, 140 miles
NATRC, pulled at mile 30 for tack rubs on her first 50, who feels like
a ship without a port at the moment
PS Heidi, congratulations on your 6,000 miles!!!! That is a
wonderful accomplishment :-))
