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Re: [RC] [RC] cold shoulder, different ride times? - Chrystal WoodhouseHi Donna, my little 14.2 Morgan loves to go like your Paso , outside of more conditioning than my Arab friends do with their horses and more "management" on trail ( i.e I have to cool her down longer than the Arabs need to etc...) we have done just fine. I have often said that it wasn't fair that we had to compete against the"giant" 15.2 Arabs and I wanted my own "small horse" division !!!!!LOL Anyway despite my mare being small and not being an Arab she manages to top ten at many rides and finished 90 miles of the Old Dominion this year ( we are going back next year to finish it :-)) If your horse is sound and you get him properly conditioned you will have no problems with a 50. Yes you can't walk really slowly but on a 12 hour 50 there is lots of walk /trot with stopping for grass /water it is not crazy fast . And as no else has mentioned it... 50's are really, really, really FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-);-)
<<<AERC time limits have been set for 35 years and all breeds of horses seem capable of finishing within the limits. If the horse cannot finish 50 miles in 12 hours, which generally includes about 1.5 hours of mandatory vet checks, then you are riding too slow. 50 miles divided by 10.5 hours averages 4.76 mph.>>> the example assumes that you are riding forward at a minimum pace for 10.5 hrs and never stop or pause to give your horse water, let him graze for a minute, take a break other than vet cks, etc. I've been doing long, slow recreational distance riding for many years. I want to give endurance riding a try. I'm just having a hard time wrapping my mind around the speed. maybe I will surprise myself. PS. I own a half-draft (don't intend on riding her in endurance) and I highly doubt she could finish a 50 mile ride in 12 hrs in Texas. Maybe up north. And my Andalusians would roll their eyeballs and faint if I suggested it. Not that they couldn't do it, I just doubt they have the desire. :) the task is left up to my newly acquired Peruvian...he likes to go, but his little legs don't cover alot of ground! D =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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