Not being argumentative here, but it is raining out and I haven’t
ridden for soooo long…
…of course we can’t be sure that things are perfect with
the horse, but we can use all the info we have to make the best decision about
whether we are going to do a ride, whether it’s an LD, 50 or 100. Hopefully
that’s what we’re all doing, but there are
often one or two horses at a ride that makes me wonder whether their owner has
really made an accurate assessment and a good decision by bringing the horse
there at all. I’d say that if my horse didn’t look good following the
first 100, I’d surely scratch the idea of a 2nd one in 4 weeks.
I don’t think I’d even do a 50 in 4 weeks if my horse didn’t
look good following the 100.
What is the difference, or is there any, between taking a horse to a
multi-day, doing 3-5 rides, then the following month doing it again, and then
maybe again a third month. Or even riding 10 days of approx 50 miles each day? Is
it less, the same or more stressful than a 100 mile ride? I know there is a big
difference in 50s and 100s, but does having 12 hours off make a huge difference
when you’re doing multi-days as opposed to having 3-4 weeks off between
100s?
