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Re: [RC] Hi there! Newbie here - Vicki AustinHi Victoria, A horse is never to "old" to start anything (IMHO ) I would suggest CTR to start though as it is more controled and a little slower (usually) I have a student that started her 30 year old morgan in Ctr and then the next year drove her in a 25 mile Ctr and the next (when she was 32) took her to several dressage shows and won Grand Champion awards with her. It all depends on the way the horse is built, injuries it has or has had, conditioning, and attitude. (also yours) So start and have fun!!!! As for Maine, most of us in Maine put ice shoes on our horses and continue to ride. We also go to the beach all winter, it is the only place in the winter you can really let your horse gallop to open up his pipes. Some also go to indoor arenas a couple of times a week to get some dressage training and keep your horse flexible with ring work. Hope this helps. Vicki (also, but not Victoria) --- "V.Roush" <gypsydancer@xxxxxxx> wrote: I hope I'm sending this to the right place...just got a new ISP, so who knows:-p. My name's Victoria, I have a 14-yr-old QH named Fionn (fin). We're both interested in endurance. I've been reading all the articles for newbies on endurance.net, but there's one question I haven't seen answered: is a 14-yr-old horse too old to start this stuff? I'm not planning to take off to Tevis with him or anything, but maybe some local 25 mile rides, ro start us both out (*months* from now when we're both in better shape). He's a good strong little guy, an ex-Texas cowpony, as close to bombproof as they come, and in very good condition, considering everything. Also, we haven't worked at all since November, because his field and the surrounding area is covered in ice (I'm in Maine). If we start training in, say, late March, could we be ready to do a couple of rides by fall? Hopefully I'll have him moved to somewhere less snowbound by next year:-) Thanks for the help! - Victoria __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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