As Angie said (I think), there are certainly people that are under-prepared and none of us want to encourage that behavior. However, if your horse has done a couple of 25 milers with no problems, there is no reason why the horse can't do a 50 miler. I feel that Heidi was much more eloquent in explaining this than I was. My first endurance horse did two 25 milers back in 1979. Those are the last 25 milers I've ever done. My horses start out on 50s and I have started horses on 100s. Cindy
On Jun 24, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF wrote:
A horse that has been consistently ridden doing SOMETHING and having SOME trail time can usually complete 50s, even if the weekly mileage is inconsistent or not very high.
See, in all honesty, I did not know this when I started. I thought you had to put in so many miles per week, so many hours in the saddle, etc in order to venture into a 50. I felt my riding time was too limited to ever attempt a 50. Thanks to this forum, I'm learning otherwise.
