Re: [RC] What not to say to a newbie - Lynne Glazer
I wish I'd known what a properly trimmed foot looked like. ?Long toe-low heel. ?I was fooled because the feet did not look that way until a few weeks into the shoe cycle, and blamed it on my horse growing foot faster than other horses. <sigh>
Can I have more than one? ?I wish I'd known how the method of hanging stirrups from a saddle could concentrate weight in too small of an area, causing severe pressure points.
Well, that's easy.? On the the top of my list is:? "You can take any horse out of the pasture and do an LD," or some such version of that thinking.?? (Darcy, your summary of Valentina's preparation was just wonderful!)
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Please take a moment and post the "most important piece of advice" you *weren't* given and had to learn the hard way -- or? "what you wish you knew then that you know now."
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Several folks I know are considering endurance, and it would be helpful to include these contributions when speaking with them.? Our AERC website has great information for newbies as well, which I plan to use.? Any other ideas??
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There is a balance between information overload that leads to?"paralysis of analysis" and preparing a rider with enough facts and information to keep themselves and their horses out of trouble, while?having a good time in the process.? So what is that balance?? How much does a responsible, careful rider need to know to get out there on the endurance trail?
