Re: Re: [RC] Question for all of you riders... - Barbara McCrary
Phooey to anyone who says only Arabs can do
endurance. Maybe it's only Arabs that can place first in many rides, but
remember...not everyone wants to place first. Just take your horse,
condition, go out and do a ride, and enjoy it!! Furthermore, there have
been a couple of Quarter Horses that have taken National Championships in the
early years of AERC. Yes, Arabs are tremendous athletes, but not everyone
wants to ride an Arab. Just ride your horse and enjoy him or her.
You may not finish first, but I'll bet you'll have a wonderful time with your
chosen mount.
Barbara
One of those riders who believes that
placing first isn't everything, nor the only thing. Having a great
ride...is!
Subject: Fwd: Re: [RC] Question for all
of you riders...
Hi Elly
I am also new to this, and have
encounted the same in regard to attitudes towards anything not Arabian. I went
to a clinic last spring to learn more about endurance riding. I was told flat
out to not even bother trying it with my 17hh Andalusian/QH cross. - they then
started telling me what to look for in a good endurance Arab. Well, after
thinking it over, I decided that I am going to try it anyway. I will be doing
my first LD this June. I hope people there will be friendly, and not
judgmental of my big horse !
Kristine - MN
"Burnett,
Elly" <egburnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here's
the thing. I've encountered nothing but negative nancies when I tell
people what I want to do with her. Other horse people that do not do
endurance feel similarly to me, but the endurance community has mostly
rolled their eyes and it makes me feel real dumb. I'm not
doing endurance to win, I'm doing it because after years in the show
ring, I'm sick of it and want something that me, my horse and my
husband can all do together. And as a long distance runner, this sport
really seems like the perfect marriage between running and
riding.
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