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I went to a ride with some friends who have never done an LD before.  One, who is pretty experienced rider outside of endurance, was riding a paint that went crazy during the ride and ran off with her. She RO'd. One of the husbands was riding an Icelandic that they don't want to give a shave job and she over-heated so the husband and wife RO'd.  So there were three RO's among us.  I finished riding with on my 18 y.o. Arab mare with the Kiger Mustang .  The Kiger was trotting and walking pretty steady throughout the ride, and was the greenest among all of us - including the husband that was riding him.

 

So..... there's a lot more to how ready the horses are than heart rates and conditioning!

 

I say just do it, ride conservatively and see how it goes.   I think the mental condition of the horse is just as important as the physical when you are just starting out.

 

K.

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Nancy Sturm <sturmranch@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Besty, I'll let others give you advice (and I'll pay attention).  How "little" is she?

I'm conditioning a 13.3 Icelandic right now.  She's an absolute kick to ride.  I feel like a 66 year old kid with my first pony.

Her heart rate and recoveries are pretty much consistant with by TWH.  I truly do miss that nice Arab metabolism

She's doing well, but I'm a little concerned with her ability to sustain the consistant pace she'd need for a completion.  I need to switch horses on some of our conditioning rides and see how she does with the group.

Nancy

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