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Sounds like a great plan because you and your horse already have a 
history and lots of miles.  Start slow and take it from there.  Assuming 
everything goes as planned in April, moving up to 50's shouldn't be a 
problem.  But only you know your horse so everything else is someone's 
shot in the dark!
Laney

Jessica Spoone-Raines wrote:
> A little background first, my horse is 9 years old next month, trained 
> to saddle at 4, rode him in the ring the first year, from age 5-7 we did 
> a lot of very slow trail mileage, from 7 to present we have been 
> training sporadically for endurance. By that I mean we'll get in a 
> couple months of good solid riding (15 mile rides 3-4 times a week 
> approx 6.5 mph) then something will happen (not injuries, just life 
> interruptions) and we might get to ride once every couple of weeks for a 
> month or two. All tack issues are worked out, we get along well and I 
> know my horse and can tell if something is off. Okay enough background, 
> what I would like to do is start with a couple of ld's (starting in 
> April) and then start him into 50's, preferably doing 5-6 of them by the 
> end of the year. I would be riding very conservatively, couldn't care 
> less where we place as long as he finishes healthy and sound. Should I 
> warm him up with more ld's and not worry about 50's until the end of the 
> year? Thanks in advance!
> Jess Spoone-Raines


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