ridecamp@endurance.net: 03:ridecamp-d Digest V97 #447

03:ridecamp-d Digest V97 #447

ridecamp-d-request@endurance.net
16 Jul 97 21:47:45 +0100

Did Gloria say that she didn't ride? Maybe she has done some rides. Maybe
she has done no rides and never will. I'll bet that she and others will
still learn from what has been written here. There is nothing to say that
you must have completed a ride to join this list.

>5. I showed up at the ride and rode my horse's butt off (and mine).
>
>Was I wearing the wrong thing?? Yep, chafed the hell out of the inside of
>my knees where the inseam on my bluejeans bunched up. Did I die? Nope.
>Did my horse die? Nope. Did I learn something? Yep.
>

Would you have appreciated the opportunity to learn that blue jeans were
not the optimum riding attire? I hope so. Would you have appreciated
knowing that electrolytes are a vital part of endurance but that baking
soda is NOT a good idea? Why would you prefer to learn these lessons the
hard way?

Why would you promote learning from experience if there are forums like
this (and books and lessons) so that you can minimize the pain you and
YOUR HORSE have to go through? I have no doubt that I could learn strictly
by going to endurance rides, getting pulled and learning from the
experience. But that is a tough way to spend a Saturday for both me and my
horse.

I think that asking what people are wearing at the Tevis is a perfectly
valid question. Are they using those crystal filled bandanna? (If they
really work maybe they would be a good thing for me to buy as I have
trouble with the heat)
Does anybody use those cool max shirts? Does everyone wear a helmet or is
sun protection considered more important? These are things that really can
be important as if I am on the edge of heatstroke I cannot care properly
for my horse.

Stasia
Elvis (105 miles)


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