Re: Newbie observation (long)

["BE" <betndez@budget.net>]

Klickitat may be flat, but I didn't consider it an EASY ride this year.
Last year's trail did seem easy, even on Dez, a rough riding horse who threw
my back out near the beginning.  This year there were more bogs, more stream
crossings, and LOTS more twisting, turning single track which took it's toll
on horses and riders.  I was VERY sore at the end of the 50 even tho I rode
2Z, my Cadillac horse, at a very moderate pace and "should" have felt great.
I was happy with his vet scores but he was tired as well.

 Denise Sager did the 100 and found it much more tiring for her and the
horse than Tevis last year.

My observation is that it isn't as simple to "rate" rides as we try to make
it.

Betty
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi Sowards <ribbitttreefrog@yahoo.com>
To: * * <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 11:44 AM
Subject: RC: Newbie observation (long)


>
>Hi everyone,
>
>Went to Renegade Rendevous this past Sat. >>
>> we did a 50 at
>Klickitat 2 weeks prior,
>:
>
>Klickitat was a fairly flat ride, ALOT of water, and yet
>that ride had many pulls as well as horses that got into
>alot of trouble metabolically. (We were one of them with
>Rick's horse Classy.) It is one of those rides where people
>go, "It's a flat easy ride, we'll do great!"
>
> Horses seemed to
>do okay really, mine did better here than at Klickitat,
>better vet scores, etc.
>Anyway my point is this, people raced more at Klickitat,
>got more competitive, felt it was an "easy" ride for their
>horses, and consequently had scores and sick horses to
>prove it. (This is a general statement folks, no flaming
>please.) At Renegade, everyone knew it was going to be
>tougher, took it more easy, had to baby their horses more,
>and the lack of distressed horses showed it. Why can't we
>all ride like it's a tough, rugged ride? Even the "easy"
>ones should be treated like they could kill your horse,
>because they can.
>
>>
>Heidi and Mighte El Donte (Who pranced around the next day
>like he just arrived in camp!)
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