RE: [RC] Philosophy and goals in distance riding ! Long! - Kristen A Fisher
I think it must be people's notions of what happens
outside camp. At most other equine events, you can see pretty much everything
that happens. But when an endurance rider spends 8-10 hours ride time people
just have no concept of what must be going on - especially coupled with the
speed that many think occurs [and sometimes does] on a ride. The pleasure
trail riders may ride 5-6 hours a day but only go a few miles - they ride very
slowly. Even 5 mph is super fast compared to what most of them do and when they
see us cantering through the woods [even if it's a nice sandy 12' wide trail]
they think we're nuts.
Just a couple months ago a man and his daughter were
thinking about entering a 25 mile ride, so I told them go out and do the 15 mile
loop in 2.5 hours; with an hour hold that'll give you 30 mins for pulse downs
and 2 hours to do the last 10 miles. He about fell over when he thought of doing
a whole 15 miles in 2.5 hours.
Kristen
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distance riding ! Long!
I'm not trying to be flippant, I am curious why people have that
idea that endurance is dangerous for horses.
