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Where are you geographically, Sarah. Was this a NATRC ride?

 

There are lots of varieties of CTR, depending on the sanctioning organization. Some are not very picky at all!

 

chris

Brian & Sara Minsk <ninemaplefarm@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK. Volunteered for my first CTR this weekend. I had volunteered at two 
> endurance rides already. I'm a newbie that hasn't competed yet and have 
> found that scribing has been a VERY educational experience for me!
>
> Well, the ride manager, judge, vet, other volunteers, and riders were 
> all FANTASTIC!!!! A super nice group of people that I was glad to get 
> a chance to meet!
>
> But..........
>
> I don't think CTRs are for me. The majority of posts I received to a 
> previous inquiry about CTRs Verse Endurance LD seemed to favor me doing 
> CTRs to start. Well, no thank you!!! I mean no offense when I say that 
> I just don't think CTRs are for me. I show already and have enough nit 
> picking, subjectivity, thank you very much! LOL
>
> It was a LOOOOOOOOOONG day! It seemed to take forever to go over all of 
> the little cuts, bumps, no hair patches, etc!!!
>  My hand started to 
> cramp at one point! I had so many bump marks on one sheet that the 
> horse (morgan) looked like an Appaloosa when I was done!!! Plus, not to 
> mention ALL of the trot outs with circles. Gees!!!
>
> A very interesting thing was noted too. Almost 98% of the Arabians had 
> small (miniscule) heat bumps while the cold blooded, thicker skinned 
> breeds were clean. Well, all the morgan, draft cross, appaloosa types 
> just shone in the final exam due to their thicker skin!! Most of the 
> top horses were not Arabians and the winner was a draft cross! I saw a 
> lot of very thick horses (muscular) with very trappy knee action just 
> clean up!! I am thinking that they might have a hard time competing 
> over more ground and at a faster pace. But, who knows! The horses that 
> were dull to start and trotted crappy with their ears pinned back the 
> whole time placed well too because they were still dull, trotting 
> crappy, and with their ears pinned
>  back at the end too!! Judging 
> comment...No change!!!!!! *grin*
>
> Now, after having volunteered at both, I think I am definitely leaning 
> toward Endurance!! As I said, I get enough subjectivity and nit picking 
> with showing!
>
> Everyone says that I will learn good horsemanship by doing CTRs. Well, 
> guess what!! I have good horsemanship now (thanks 4-H!!) so that 
> argument is lame!!! I don't need to learn good horsemanship! I think 
> I'm ok there!!! Believe it or not but people can acquire good 
> horsemanship through other ways than riding CTRs (gasp)!!!!!! *grin*
>
> Plus, as I found out, if you ride a barefoot but booted horse (which I 
> do) only one kind of boots are allowed.....easyboots without gaiters. 
> Bummer. Those fall off so I use epics. Now what??
>
> I just found the whole process so tedious that I was exhausted at the 
> end of the day and I wasn't even riding!! Can you say Caffeine, 
> please!!! :-)
>
> I am in know way
>  knocking the people that do CTRs. I think to each 
> their own. I know that I am definitely leaning toward endurance. The 
> riders and horses all seemed happy. Everyone had a great time! 
> However, personally, I think I'll take endurance anyday!
>
> Happy riding,
>
> Sara
>
>
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Chris Paus

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