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Re: [RC] Surviving a 50 - Truman PrevattMost of the issues are mental instead of physical. The way I always look at it is from vet check to vet check. I start out with one loop to go. If things are fine, I have another loop to go. Pretty soon you're done. That works for 50's and that works even better for 100's. In reality an endurance ride is a series of shorter rides. If your horse is not up for the next loop - your done. If he is your gone.Truman Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF wrote: Thanks for that, David! I love getting encouraging advice about longer distances. I am hesitant because I seriously DO have time constraints on conditioning, but I've also read on this forum that the requirements for conditioning for a 50 aren't as stringent as we think sometimes. One of my friends said pretty much the same as you, "when the 25/30's get easy, you're ready for a 50. I can't imagine them being "easy" yet, but they are getting a bit easier. Thanks again, David. :) -- “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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