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And the all-time important one:  If you are riding in a group and someone 
gets off to open a gate for you and the others, DO NOT run off and leave the 
gate-opener alone.  Wait until he or she has finished closing the gate and 
is mounted up again, ready to go.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David LeBlanc" <dleblanc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Chelsea Marsh'" <chelsea_marsh@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:03 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] How do you NOT act like a newbie?


> Chelsea asked yet another question:
>
> > I've heard you guys talking about some things that people,
> > who don't really know what they're doing, will do on a ride.
> > I try as a rule to be courteous and don't want to upset or
> > bother anyone, especially since I'm a newbie, and I was
> > wondering what I should know to NOT do on a ride. I read that
> > list on endurance net, any other suggestions?
>
> Well, there's good newbies and bad newbies. A good newbie will admit that
> they have no clue, politely ask for help, and are generally overwhelmed 
> with
> helpful people.
>
> Things to do and not do:
>
> Do not pass everyone at warp speed while whining that you can't hold him
> back.
>
> Don't follow someone who's going to fast. Ride your own ride!!! Do not 
> ride
> the other person's ride. Especially don't do this while whining that you
> can't hold them back. If you need to get away from a horse that's going 
> too
> fast, find a place to stop - a patch of grass, or a water stop. Maybe even
> get off until the other person is well out of sight.
>
> Do ask nicely if you can go by if there's not room, and if there is, a
> cheery "Hello!", followed by "passing on your left/right", while leaving
> plenty of room so there's not a wreck if someone's horse kicks.
>
> Do _not_ gallop past someone standing on the ground trying to fix their
> tack. It wasn't a newbie who did this to me, but it was really rude.
>
> Do slow down before the vet check. Get off the horse, loosen girths and 
> walk
> in. I do this 1/8 to 1/4 of a mile out, depending on weather and how fast
> I'm riding.
>
> Do not start in the front for your first ride. I prefer not to do that 
> ever.
>
> If you're at a water trough, and someone else comes up, it's nice if when
> you're ready to leave, you ask the other person if it's OK. Some horses 
> will
> stop drinking if someone leaves. This somewhat depends on how much of a
> hurry you're in, and whether they're already with other people.
>
> If someone's in the process of getting on their horse at a water stop, 
> it's
> nice to wait until they're in the saddle before you run off.
>
> Do not argue with the vet or the RM - ever. Groveling may be OK, depending
> on circumstances.
>
> If you get stuck behind someone, try not to tailgate. If your horse is 
> being
> a pain and wants to tailgate, or the trail gets congested, check with the
> person in front of you and see how big a problem this is for them. If you
> tailgate me at the start, you could get kicked, and I could get bucked 
> off.
> Later in the ride, it might be fine.
>
> If you get pulled, that's not the time to discuss what's wrong with the 
> vet,
> especially if there's a line. The vets will be a lot more helpful when
> they're not busy, assuming that you're not headed directly for the 
> treatment
> vet already.
>
> If someone comes up behind you, it's because either you're loafing, or 
> it's
> because they have more horse left than you. Either way, let them by. If 
> they
> slow down later, you can pass them. Try not to consistently leapfrog 
> people.
>
> When someone does come up from behind you, asking "Would you like to go 
> by?"
> is a nice thing. They may be in a hurry, or they may be relieved to find
> another horse to follow who's saner than their horse.
>
>
>
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