Ok, looks like there are a LOT of us Grinches here on RC. :))
My biggest petpeeve: The rider that has NO clue how to pace.
Meaning, they will run past you up a big hill, then stop and walk at the top
of it. This really messes your pacing when you are trying to trot steady
or even walk up the hills, and then keep a steady pace after you reach
the top. Because they blow past you on the hill, thus upsetting your
horse, then you have to pass them back at the top, because they have to let
their horse "catch his wind" from running up the darn hill !!!! It turns
into a leap frog cycle that doesn't end. I end up putting up with it for
a little bit, then get pissed and have to alter MY horses pace and spend way
up to get away from them. I had to do this recently at a 100 in
SC....and I really didn't want to pick up the pace to a canter at 50
miles!!! But, I was sure not going to let t! hose
pains-in-the-butt catch me again. And it worked...finished about 4 hours
ahead of them. :))
The Grinch
tracey smith
<txdistancerider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jody you are not a grinch...I totally understand. I
HATE folks that pass you and then slow down.
I like to ride alone too and I also always ask if I come up behind a
rider or group of riders and I want to stay behind them. If they are
at a good speed and I want to stay there I'll ask "do you mind if I ride
with y'all a bit" and am not the least offended if the person or group wants
to ride alone. But boy does it irk me when someone does what you
described to me.
Come to think of it maybe you are a grinch...but if so, I guess I am
too! LOL.
