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Re: [RC] re: any horse can do 25 milers - Mrs Christina Hykw

Cindy,
I did not direct that comment at you, as I said I have heard it many times before.
It came to mind reading all the threads, that it is often the attitude that anyone on
any horse can do 25 miles.... I am telling you it just isn't so.  I have seen several
horses beat just doing 10 miles, many riders ready to head back to the trail after two hours of light riding....
 
It came to mind because that maybe where part of the attitude about LD/CTR comes from, that "anyone" or "anyHORSE" can do it.  I believed that the first few times I heard it, but no more.  Your average horse/rider is beat at the end of a two hour light ride.  OF course, that is JMHO~


Cindy Collins <c_collins@xxxxxxx> wrote:
My exact quote was:  "any horse that can go 10-15 miles in training at a reasonable pace should be able to finish a 25 miler in 6 hours."  I don't know where the four hours comes from and I stated at a reasonable pace, BUT I stand by my belief that any horse who is ridden (I "assumed" regularly, not once in their lives, obviously) 10-15 miles in conditioning training can safely and easily finish a 25 miler in the maximum time allowed.  Of course, there is always an exception to every statement.  My belief is based on 25+ years of endurance riding and watching lots of novice riders successfully complete rides.  I have never ridden one of my young horses more than 25 miles in a training ride (rarely more than 20) and they have had no problems completing a 50 miler or a 100 miler as their first competition.  Cindy



[RC] 'Any Horse can do a 25' - Mrs Christina Hykw
I have read/heard that comment a lot... and I have to disagree.
I watched several friends horses that were regularly rode on trails
all summer...and even by the end of summer, there is no way these
horses could just show up and safely go 25 miles in 4 hours.  Two
of these horses rode 10  miles (slowly) with me this weekend, and
the horses were completely beat by the end of the trail, so were the
riders.



Cindy Collins






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