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Hello Carla,
Don't know about "right" but IMHO you should start with 25's
and find your horses pace. Then when your horse can do a 25 in 4 hours
and walk in and pulse down in 1-2 minutes he is ready to try a 50
assuming you keep that pace for the first 25 and then you have the option
of slowing some for the second half. That means you should plan on
completing 50 miles in 10+ hours. At the 3rd vet check be sure to tell
the vet it's your first 50 and ask for his opinion about continuing. I
have had my horse vet the 3rd check just fine but I knew she wasn't
right. I went back to the hay and water and she started eating slow and
steady so I just left her that way for an hour while I snacked and helped
others. When she quit eating and started looking around we left for home
and finished in fine shape. You don't have to leave a vet check until
your horse is ready. Good Luck.
Don Huston

At 11:58 AM 11/20/2005 Sunday, you wrote:
> Well, now after reading all the
> posts, I am having second thoughts about starting with a 25.
>  
> Since I already know my horse and I
> can do 25 miles, maybe I should start with a 50 mile.  I have no
> intention, whatever, of racing, so if the 50's really have a slower pace
> (?) then that's what I want.
>  
> I really hesitate to even send this
> question to the list, since I know the LD issue has been beaten to
> death.  So, I apologize to the list.  But I am confused, and
> concerned, about how to start ... so many posts have been complaints
> about LD's "racing" and I do NOT want to be in that
> situation.
>  
> Who's "right" in this
> argument?
>  
> Carla Richardson
> Colorado
>