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Re: [RC] readiness vs. age "requirement" - Truman PrevattPersonally I would not do an LD till a horse were close to five or a 50 till it was close to 6.Truman Mary Krauss wrote: A friend and I were talking about distance riding the other day. (She advocates riding 4 year-olds as though they were mature horses--that's a different and disturbing conversation.) Our talk left me wondering: the rules say that one can ride a 5 year-old in 50 milers. I won't be doing this with my 5 year-old because we won't be able to train enough this summer. However, hypothetically, were we able to train slowly and consistently throughout the summer, is it be healthy for a horse this age to ride a slow 50 miler? I don't need to hear about the need to do LD's first as one would be doing long rides occasionally as part of training. I'm just curious what some experienced people think about riding any 5 year-old 50 miles--rules or no rules. -- “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?” Justice William O. Douglas =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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