I have not read this
entire thread, and realize that other points were being made, but from
a "newbie's" point of view about the term "Endurance" ... doing 25 miles
all at once at good clip on my excited, meaty QH x TB is most definitely an
ENDURANCE ride for us. Though Limited Distance, Comanche Joe with tell you that
it really takes ENDURANCE (with planning and conditioning) on his part to go the
whole thing. We are both building our endurance by enduring a "measly" 25
miles... and that's just in "training" !
As Newbies, me and my
horse absolutely think that a brisk 25 miles is an "Endurance Ride"
;-)
