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This wins as my all-time favorite question.  I'm teetering on the brink of this "paralysis of analysis" myself.  So well said!!   

 

I'm a total newbie so I don't know much, but here's my favorite piece of advice anyway:  That riding slowly is not the end-all, be-all of protecting your horse.  Going too slowly keeps your horse bearing your weight longer, hitting the ground longer, out in the heat/cold longer, and going without food and rest longer.  The farrier at Longstreet (Guy Buck) was talking about this very thing Saturday.  He summed it up something like this, "The quicker you finish, the shorter the suffering."  You've gotta find that balance of not too fast but not too slow either.

Beth Leggieri <trailyaya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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?

 

Thanks!  Beth in Texas