Re: CTR rides not the same everywhere

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/99 6:16:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
rides2far@juno.com writes:

<< hat I may have different ideas as to what constitutes good horsemanship.
  Riding my horse 12 miles, then lining him up like he's in a show and not
 letting him eat is bad horsemanship in my opinion.  I have to ride with
 my stirrups at least 1" shorter to allow for Kaboot's BIG trot.  Can
 someone on the ground tell me when they're "just right"?  Anyone who
 looked at where I have my stirrup buckle and how it's turned would swear
 that it's backwards and going to rub a hole in me, but it's perfect.  My
 horse's best gait is 8mph, regardless of everybody else's "best gait". >>

Hi Angie, luckily, people have learned a lot (maybe from endurance riders) 
since the days of not letting your horse eat at P&Rs.  I always let my horse 
eat, he's HUNGRY!  It may be just a 2 day 50, but it's still 50 miles and he 
needs food.  I don't know of any horsemanship judges who would criticize 
where you have your stirrup leather buckle (I have mine run down to the 
bottom, near the stirrup).  Never had that come up at a competition. I also 
haven't competed in your neck of the woods either, so maybe things are really 
different there!   Regarding the IAHA ride -- that's another bucket all 
together.  Don't you find that when there's serious money involved, people 
will tend to get just a little, teensy bit more competitive?  Not sure what 
the protests were, but that is not a typical CTR.

Sylvia -- I like BOTH sports!!!


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