Re: [RC] Ways To Know You Are Ready for 100 Miler? - Barbara McCrary
I heartily agree. I cannot abide a
slow walk and have always trained a horse for a fast walk. Some are
already programmed for it, some have to be trained, others have to be urged much
of the time, lest they forget they CAN do it. But if a horse finally
"gets" its and locks it into his way of going, it's wonderful!
Subject: RE: [RC] Ways To Know You Are
Ready for 100 Miler?
Another thing that any aspiring 100-mile rider should
do is work on the
horse's WALK. It is by far THE most neglected
gait on most endurance
horses, and I can tell you from personal experience
sitting around waiting
for riders to come into checks and to come into the
finish in the dark
that most horses travel at 2-3 mph at a walk in the
dark. There is no
need for this--work on the walk on training rides, and
on any horse worth
his salt and capable of doing the distance, you ought
to be able to foster
a reliable walk of AT LEAST 4 mph.
[Kathy Ramspott]
Do others agree with this? My girl
walks SO slow it is pretty sad. It does make sense what Heidi says,
should that be incorporated into training rides, I guess a kind of 'working
walk'?
