RE: [RC] 25 mile rides vs 50 mile rides - Terry Banister
The midway point "letdown" is not all physical, it is also psychological: Leaving a perfectly good lunch stop that has great food and people fussing over you seems like a sillly thing to my horse ~ especially if we are leaving without a companion and heading uphill in hot weather! He moves out locked in second gear and looking backward for at least 5 miles.
Terry
> To: sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx > CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:23:49 -0500 > Subject: [RC] 25 mile rides vs 50 mile rides > From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx > > > I often see horses starting to drag a bit after the 25-30 mile lunch > > break. > > Both I and my horses tend to drag on the third loop or the 60ish mile > mark of a 100. I've yet to have one that didn't perk up and seem to > realize the fourth loop was "almost home". I think a lot of people expect > a steady decrease in energy the whole ride and judging by the third loop > think their horse is done for the day when he's really just getting ready > to hit his stride. > > Angie > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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