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Re: [RC] CTRs a thumbs down....I think - Brian & Sara Minsk

I wouldn't call it a bad weekend as the people were great and the event involved horses!! Doesn't get much better than that, no?

I am glad that you are having a great time! Maybe it is just my personality that is not suited to doing CTRs. Who knows??

You are in very good company in your love for competitive trail. I think ANY time with your horse is well spent!

Have fun and best wishes,

Sara

On Aug 22, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Sky Ranch wrote:

Well, Sara,

I'm really sorry you had such a bad weekend at a ctr. It surprises me in a
way, since you start out saying you met such a great group of people.

I just started riding ctr's this year, and I think it's just great. I've
also learned a lot - even though I've ridden horses all my life, I have
plenty to learn (anyone who's seen me ride will attest to this!) :-) In
fact, I'm already dreading the end of the season -- I know I will be going
into withdrawals and will miss seeing and riding with the many friends I've
made at the rides.

At any rate, good luck riding in endurance, hope you enjoy it!
Carla Richardson
NATRC Region 3 - proud to be a member!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian & Sara Minsk" <ninemaplefarm@xxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:41 PM
Subject: [RC] CTRs a thumbs down....I think


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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