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An interesting idea Christina.  I assume that, like dressage, the 
statistics for each level would be kept separately so that LD/3rd level 
mileage wouldn't be joined with 50mile/4th level or higher?
Laney

Trakehners2000@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I would like to make a comparison of dressage & endurance riding... 
> it isn't like the dressage community considers training level /not to/ 
> be dressage or not /_'real _/' dressage.   
> The lower levels of dressage are valued as the building of a foundation. 
> Why can't endurance be looked at in the same light?
> Dressage=
> Intro
> Training
> First Level
> Second Level
> Third Level
> Fourth Level
> and then the FEI levels
> Prix St. George
> Intermediate I
> Intermediate II
> Grand Prix
>  
>  
> _*'Taste' Rides of 5 miles*_ = Intro Level (see if you like it, expose 
> horse and rider to new things)
> *_12 mile rides_* = Training Level (requires more conditioning/training)
> *_25 Mile CTR_*=First/Second Level  (more conditioning/more finesse)
> *_25 +Mile LD_*=Third Level (more conditioning and even more finesse)
> _*50 Mile*_ = Fourth Level (Now we are really testing you)
> *_75 Mile_*= Prix St. George
> *_Multi Day Rides_* = Intermediate I
> *_100 Mile multi-day rides_*= Intermediate II
> and last but not least- the Holy Grail
> */_100 Miles  1 Day_= Grand Prix/*
> *//* 
>  
>  
> I get the thing with the runners and the marathon, Bruce, I really do~ 
> they are all still runners though.....just as training level dressage 
> horses are still dressage horses, and TO ME 25 mile LD horses are still 
> Endurance horses....they are just at a different level of TRAINING~  and 
> YES some horses in dressage never progress past second level-  just like 
> many Endurance horses never progress past 25 Miles.
>  
> ~Christina


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