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RE: [RC] 50 or 25? - Jim HollandCarla, we will expect a FULL report on your experience right here. :) While we're on this subject, I would like to propose a question, especially for Ride Managers. Considering that: a. Hopefully, you would like your riders to be as comfortable as possible with the ride, minimize conflict and increase safety. b. We would like to get more riders to move up from LD or with some NATRC or other CTR experience to START with 50's. Why do so many rides start the 25's an hour after the 50's, usually on the same loop, even if alternatives are available that require no additional resources? Let's say a ride starts at 6:00AM for the 50's and 7:00AM for the 25's. Many, many times I see vets standing around late in the afternoon, bored to death waiting for a couple of 50 turtles. However, early in the ride, the first vet check is swamped. This makes no sense to me. Assuming there are no logistics issues with away vet checks, why not start the 25's at 10:00AM? They would have to be done by 4:00PM, which would help spread the rush in the vet check. The 50 milers who want to start slow wouldn't be subjected to the 25 hot shoes and their horses will be in the first vet check or have settled down by then. Perhaps in the SE during the summer, heat might be an issue for "newbie" horse/riders, but perhaps this might be a good thing, since it would slow them down and teach them to deal with it before they move up. In addition, lots of rides could easily start the 25 milers on an alternate loop but don't. I have heard many times that this is a pretty serious concern for "newbie" 50 milers. What gives here? I simply don't understand why more rides don't make a greater effort to prevent this conflict. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sky Ranch Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 4:20 PM To: Ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] 50 or 25? Here's my decision, for myself and my horse - I will continue to condition and strive to start at a 50 rather than a 25, because as one person said, why do a 25 when you already know you can go that distance? Carla Richardson Colorado =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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