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Yeah, Chris that IS what they say!!!!  *grin*


Sara


On Aug 22, 2005, at 6:34 PM, Chris Paus wrote:

> LOL, Ok.... ECTRA rules are a lot like MOTDRA, the organization I ride iwth. Also scoring the horse, but not the rider.
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> I still think CTR in any form is a good way to learn distance riding. I think people who learn CTR first usually do very very well at endurance! JMHO.
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> chris
>
> Carolyn Burgess <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Sara was scribing at an ECTRA ride, I rode that same
> > ride and got to listen to her crab, crab, crab about
> > the vetting (Sara knows I love her so I can say this
> > about her :-), the nit picking and the time necessary
> > to vet both in and out. But what she doesn't know is
> > that ECTRA only scores the horse, not the rider! From
> > what I understand some organization score like a
> > judged pleasure ride, so equitation, tack, and rider
> > are also part of the scoring.
> >
> > Carolyn Burgess
> >
> > --- Chris Paus wrote:
> >
> > > 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 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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> > > I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to
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> I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott
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