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Re: [RC] LD and 50 Mile Horses - Differences? - rides2far@xxxxxxxxThis is a retry post. First didn't come up. What characteristics/build/muscling/stride characteristics/etc make for 50 mile plus horses vs the LD horse? They need to be owned by someone who is willing to ENTER them in a 50. :-) Actually, I see very few LD horses that I wouldn't try a fifty on. There may be a few who just seem to have the sort of metabolism that predisposes them to obesity, or tiny little feet that short stride, but to be honest, I wouldn't ask those horses to do an LD either. When you get right down to it, if you're the sort of person who can hike 7.5 miles and enjoy it you can probably hike 15 miles. I think that's about the same as 25/50 to them. 100's are more of an exclusive group and you need a pretty good horse and a lot of commitment and attention to detail to pull that off. I think riders are more the limiting factor between 25 & 50 than the horses are. A rider can be a much bigger hindrance to a horse over the course of 50 miles, and a poor rider beats himself up more than he can stand over the course of 50. Not saying there aren't a lot of good horses & riders in 25's, just saying those could do 50 and it would not be any big deal to them. Angie McGhee ____________________________________________________________ Banking Click here to find the perfect banking opportunity! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=ss6u0rRLYpnxz5S4z5kbMgAAJ1BpL1XsHRnGIsQQWv63IISwAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXeAAAAAA= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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