RE: [RC] conditioning the older horse...? - Maryben Stover
My first endurance horse was 16 when I started riding him. I had bought him from a rent string when he was 10 and shown him and trail ridden him. He did rides until he was about 22 but only LD then. Not sure how many total miles he had but was about 300.....mb
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:18:24 -0700 > From: steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] conditioning the older horse...? > > I have a mare, Swiss, that is 17 years old, going on 18 (1992 model). > She is in excellent condition and has been ridden all over the mountains > in CO, but never more than about 30 miles or so at any given time. She > had several years off riding completely and had 2 foals, 1 in 2008 and 1 > in 2009. In August, after her 2009 filly was weaned, she was ridden 3 > times (about 15 miles or so per ride), September she had 2 rides, and > then early October we did 25 miles at a ride in the mountains here in > CO. She finished strong and healthy and happy. I took her riding again > yesterday, just a 5 mile loop, but she was like trying to hold back a > freight train! I LOVE riding this mare and would like to condition her > and possibly compete in some 50s in 2010, but I wonder if her age may be > a limiting factor... Has anyone out there ever STARTED a horse's > endurance career that old? > > Stephanie > > PS Photos from the October ride at > http://www.elementsarabians.com/ride100309.html - Swiss is the bay mare > with yellow tack... > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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