All the above. But we actally don't trot that much and Misty's trot is so
smooth I usuall just sit. As one poster pointed out earlier, I don't
really stand I come up slightly out of the saddle and rest on the endside
of my thights with little weight in the stirrups. At the gallop I move
with the horse or sit depending on the speed.
As far as tailing - only if Misty is tired and needs the break. I pretty
much play that by the HRM. At the Big South Fork last Oct I tailed up the
hill into the third vet check at 42 miles. We had just gallop most of the
last 10 miles so I thought she needed the rest - should have looked at the
monitor first. We got to the plateau on the climb and I wanted to get back
on. Now getting on a 16-2 horse is always a treat, but one that wants to
"get on with it" so she can cover ground is not my idea of a good time. So
we spent about 10 minutes of her wanting to go and me wanting her to stand
still so I could get on. Alas, after 10 minutes I just gave up and did my
best "cowboy flying mount" and we were off again.
Truman
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The race is not always to the swift, but to those that keep running.
Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm
and Danson "The Demon in Training" Flame
prevatt@lds.loral.com - Sarasota, Florida
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