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[RC] - terre> >I suspect that fear of hurting one's horse (or one's > >self) is a big hurdle to getting more people to ride > >100s. Think of an endurance ride as a HIKE, not a run. To the horses, it's more like hiking. You know, walking 3 miles a day seems like plenty for me but if I need to I can just keep walking all day. That's pretty much how it seems to affect them once they're conditioned. I've always felt that LDs are harder on the horse than the rider, 50s are equally hard on both, and 100s are harder on the rider than on the horse. Just my opinion, of course! terre =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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