Re: Re: Quarter Horses (long)

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

No flames, Karen, but that statement about how one shouldn't be proud of
winning or top tenning a LD ride is why I didn't originally share with
ridecamp the BC my horse got at a LD.  I didn't race.  I am proud.  Of
myself, of my husband who crewed for us, of my dear horse who did such a
super job and of my daughter who was first across the line.  We all worked
together for the good of our horses, had a great time while we were at it
and feel the experience only helps us prepare ourselves even more for 50s
(which we have been doing but I couldn't do that weekend because I had had
pneumonia the week before).   I imagine we are the exception but please
don't make me feel bad for feeling good about doing well in a LD ride.  We
are 2nd year newbies, still learning and for us LD is a learning and
conditioning tool.  I enjoy 50s and am getting better (always try to
improve our time just a little bit and always looking to complete!) but
enjoy an occasional 25 LD.  They are FUN and some people just suck that
right out of it getting bent out of shape over all those issues I won't
dare mention for fear of creating a thread that is old hat!!  
Maggie
Michigan

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> From: DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>
> To: rainbow@montana.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:   Re: Quarter Horses (long)
> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:05 PM
> 
> At 09:34 AM 09/09/1999 -0600, Drin & Jim Becker wrote:
> >red flag was up and we entered a 25 miler the next week end . Now this
was
> >when the 25 milers were still a flat out horse race (early 80's), I knew
> 
> Ooooooh, Drin......but......eeeeek you can see how new I am to the sport 
> here.....but the impression I get with the 25 milers is that horse racing

> is what it has evolved into being NOW.  I don't know what it was like
then, 
> but it is definitely a horse race now!  I started out doing LD, and have 
> since done 50's faster than that first 25 I did.....more often than not I

> see people (friends included!) that start out racing LD and then are
never 
> able to keep a horse sound to complete 50's on a regular basis.  I don't 
> think it's anything to be proud of to brag about top tenning or winning a

> LD ride......just makes me sad to see how hard people are willing to push
a 
> horse.  (no flaming here, I know that lots of people don't race LD's but 
> enough do it that it gives a bad impression of the sport, at least it has

> to my family and non-horse friends)
> 
> Happy Trails,
> 
> Karen
> in NV
> & Rocky, 1,745
> & Weaver, 3,005 miles
> 
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