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Cindy, your post could not be more offensive.  Did you even think a little 
before you put this one out or did posting on the wrong diagonal cause you 
to have an accident where your head hit on something really hard and your 
brains kind of fell out because you didn't have a helmet on?

For those of you who do not believe that there is a problem between real 
endurance riders like Cindy here and LD riders, please, read her post again. 
 Folks, there is a problem.

This is one of the reasons why we should legitimize the 25 mile distance 
run.  Make it a sport and throw in an indoctrination program for new riders 
to prevent them from doing things which "old timers like Cindy detest."  
(gee, that would make one feel welcome to a new sport, if Cindy gave the new 
riders' talk, doncha think?).

Leaving it the way it is seems to make Cindy ill; maybe, that's reason 
enough to try and make some changes here. (Wouldn't Cindy make a fantastic 
mentor for new riders????)

cya,
Howard (sorry, I know this will start something, but, I couldn't just let it 
go; there I go, Ed, I did it again)


> From: "Cindy Collins" <ccollins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   re:  any horse can do 25, etc.
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:28:12 -0600
>
> Just fyi-`When I say that any sound horse can do 25 miles, I am saying
> that physiologically, many of my friends who ride their horses regularly
> whether it be in dressage, eventing, trail riding, etc. could take their
> horses and walk, trot, (and canter a little) through a 25 mile ride within
> the 6 hour limit with no problems or harm to their horses.  I am not
> talking about some "cowboy" pulling a fat horse, that hasn't been ridden
> in months, out of the pasture and "over and undering" the horse through a
> 25.  One of the reason so many of us "old timers" detest 25 milers is
> because that's the type of behavior we believe 25 milers bring out in
> folks...it is because doing 25 miles is within the reach of almost any
> sound horse of any breed.  There is something about bumping up the
> distance to 50 miles that becomes "endurance" and only a relatively few
> horses can go that distance.  (Remember, we're around endurance horses
> constantly and we get a skewed view of horse flesh...our horses are
> exceptional at distance).  So, some local yokel is less likely to try a
> 50, but may try a 25 miler on a whim with no education or preparation.
> Getting angry at folks for stating the truth is silly.  But, most of our
> arguments here are just that!  Cindy
>
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> We are talking about all the tools we can use to keep our horses safe and
> alive at the rides. Training/conditioning is one of the best tools
> available. It makes us better horseman and women, it benefits our horses
> and could quite possibly be the key to preventing most crashes.
> ~ Lisa Salas - The Odd Farm
>
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